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Celebes.

Sulawesi (an island of Indonesia, the world's eleventh-largest island)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

name/seˈlɛ.bis/Brazil/seˈlɛ.bis/Brazil/seˈlɛ.biʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro/sɨˈlɛ.bɨʃ/Portugal
  1. Sulawesi (an island of Indonesia, the world's eleventh-largest island)

    feminine · plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

While the second element is theorized to ultimately derive from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi, the first element is uncertain. Almost certainly cognate with Indonesian Sulawesi.

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