Meanings
proper noun
- historicalA former protectorate of the British Empire in Southeast Asia, which became part of Malaysia in 1963 as the state of Sabah and the federal district of Labuan
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 北婆羅洲 /北婆罗洲
- 北婆羅洲 /北婆罗洲 (bak¹ po⁴ lo⁴ zau¹)former British protectorate
Chinese Mandarin 北婆羅洲 /北婆罗洲
- 北婆羅洲 /北婆罗洲 (Běi Póluózhōu)former British protectorate
French Bornéo du Nord
- Bornéo du Nordformer British protectorate
Indonesian Borneo Utara
- Borneo Utaraformer British protectorate
Japanese 北ボロネオ
- 北ボロネオ (kita boruneo)former British protectorate
Korean 북보르네오
- 북보르네오 (Bukboreune'o)former British protectorate
Malay Borneo Utara
- Borneo Utaraformer British protectorate
Portuguese Bornéu do Norte
- Bornéu do Norteformer British protectorate
Spanish Borneo del Norte
- Borneo del Norteformer British protectorate
Tagalog Hilagang Borneo
- Hilagang Borneoformer British protectorate
Cite this entry
APA
North Borneo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20Borneo
MLA
“North Borneo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20Borneo. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “North Borneo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20Borneo.
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