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Celebes

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Celebes

English name for Sulawesi, an island of Indonesia.
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But he preferred to talk of his native country--a small Bugis state on the island of Celebes.
Tales of Unrest by Conrad, Joseph View in context
Windsor Earl has made some striking observations on this head in regard to the great Malay Archipelago, which is traversed near Celebes by a space of deep ocean; and this space separates two widely distinct mammalian faunas.
The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context
The natives belong to different islands in the East Indian archipelago, but all speak the same language: we saw the inhabitants of Borneo, Celebes, Java, and Sumatra.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
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