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A mountainous island in eastern Indonesia
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sulawesi
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Sulawesi , formerly known as Celebes ( or ), is an island in Indonesia . One of the four Greater Sunda Islands , and the world's eleventh-largest island , it is situated between Borneo and the Maluku Islands . In Indonesia, only Sumatra , Borneo and Papua ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
see Celebes .
Usage examples of sulawesi.
He was, like most of the crew, a Bugis from the neighboring island of Sulawesi, descendant of the notorious seafaring people whose piratical exploits so impressed their European prey that it was said their very name entered the language to frighten naughty children in the dark windy English night -- be good or the boogeyman will get you.
Makassarese of Sulawesi, as a solution in which royal weapons were regularly bathed in order to keep them charged.
Blood, of course, is rich in semangat and was often used for anointings, for drinking, and, among the Makassarese of Sulawesi, as a solution in which royal weapons were regularly bathed in order to keep them charged.