Sulawesi
pronunciation
How to pronounce Sulawesi in British English:
UK [ˌsu:ləˈweisi]
How to pronounce Sulawesi in American English:
US [ˌsulɑˈwesi]
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- Noun:
- a mountainous island in eastern Indonesia
Word Origin
- Sulawesi
- see Celebes.
Example
- 1. On 8 october , the rock crashed into the atmosphere above south sulawesi , indonesia .
- 2. The bajau people of sabah , sulawesi , can free-dive up to 20 metres deep when hunting for fish , pearls and sea cucumbers on the seabed .
- 3. According to testimony from the one rescued crew member , the ferry was hit by an enormous wave that caused it to turn over and sink about 40 miles from the west coast of sulawesi , off the port of majene .
- 4. That growth has spread beyond the urban centers of java and bali to far-flung spots across the 17000-island archipelago , including the coal mines of kalimantan , the palm-oil and rubber plantations of sumatra and the clove , cocoa and coconut farms of sulawesi .