Difference between revisions of "Labuan"
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<p> A small island, distant 6 m. from the W. coast of North Borneo, ceded to Britain in 1846, and administered by the British North [[Borneo]] Company; has rich coal-beds; its town, Victoria, is a market for Borneo and the Sulu Archipelago, and exports sago, camphor, and pearls; the population is chiefly Malay and Chinese. </p> | <p> A small island, distant 6 m. from the W. coast of North Borneo, ceded to Britain in 1846, and administered by the British North [[Borneo]] Company; has rich coal-beds; its town, Victoria, is a market for Borneo and the Sulu Archipelago, and exports sago, camphor, and pearls; the population is chiefly Malay and Chinese. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_75847"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/labuan Labuan from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_75847"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/labuan Labuan from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:37, 15 October 2021
Labuan [1]
A small island, distant 6 m. from the W. coast of North Borneo, ceded to Britain in 1846, and administered by the British North Borneo Company; has rich coal-beds; its town, Victoria, is a market for Borneo and the Sulu Archipelago, and exports sago, camphor, and pearls; the population is chiefly Malay and Chinese.
