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Borneo

bor·neo

UK/ˈbɔːni.əʊ/ US/ˈbɔɹnioʊ/ uncommon

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Origin

From Portuguese Borneo, probably ultimately from Sanskrit वरुणद्वीप (varuṇa-dvīpa, “island of Varuna”), therefore a doublet of Brunei.

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