Buitenzorg
former Dutch name of Bogor.
Historical Examples
A Tour of the Missions Augustus Hopkins Strong
A Visit to Java W. Basil Worsfold
Letters of a Javanese Princess Raden Adjeng Kartini
A Visit to Java W. Basil Worsfold
A Visit to Java W. Basil Worsfold
On the Equator Harry de Windt
The Old World and Its Ways William Jennings Bryan
Travels in the Far East Ellen Mary Hayes Peck
A Visit to Java W. Basil Worsfold
Java, Facts and Fancies Augusta de Wit
noun
the former name of Bogor
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