Banjarmasin
a seaport on the s coast of borneo, in indonesia.
historical examples
crawfurd (dictionary, p. 72) conjectures that it is some place in banjarmasin.
the philippine islands, 1493-1898, volume xxxiii, 1519-1522 antonio pigafetta
noun
a port in indonesia, in sw borneo. pop: 527 415 (2000) former spelling bandjarmasin, bandjermasin
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