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Butung

Meaning of "Butung" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BUTUNG

ˈbuːtʊŋ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUTUNG

noun
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Butung is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BUTUNG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mount Butung

Mount Butung is an inactive volcano located in the Municipality of Quezon, Bukidnon Province in the island of Mindanao, Philippines. The mountain is located at 7°45′12″N 125°4′12″E / 7.75333°N 125.07000°E / 7.75333; 125.07000Coordinates: 7°45′12″N 125°4′12″E / 7.75333°N 125.07000°E / 7.75333; 125.07000. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology lists Mount Butung as Inactive.

Definition of Butung in the English dictionary

The definition of Butung in the dictionary is an island of Indonesia, southeast of Sulawesi: hilly and forested. Chief town: Baubau. Area: 4555 sq km.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BUTUNG

Antung · Belitung · Gleichschaltung · Kuan-tung · Kwangtung · Tan-tung · Teloekbetoeng · Telukbetung · Xuan-tong

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUTUNG

Bandung · bee-stung · bung · clung · dung · flung · hung · Jung · lung · Mao Tse-tung · Nantung · rung · shantung · sprung · strung · stung · sung · unstung · with young · young

Synonyms and antonyms of Butung in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Butung» into 25 languages

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Butung
1,325 millions of speakers
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Butung
570 millions of speakers
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Butung
510 millions of speakers
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Butung
380 millions of speakers
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Butung
280 millions of speakers
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Butung
278 millions of speakers
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Butung
270 millions of speakers
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Butung
260 millions of speakers
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Butung
220 millions of speakers
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Butung
190 millions of speakers
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Butung
180 millions of speakers
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Butung
130 millions of speakers
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Butung
85 millions of speakers
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Butung
85 millions of speakers
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Butung
80 millions of speakers
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Butung
75 millions of speakers
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बुंग
75 millions of speakers
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Butung
70 millions of speakers
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Butung
65 millions of speakers
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Butung
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Butung
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Butung
30 millions of speakers
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Butung
15 millions of speakers
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Butung
14 millions of speakers
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Butung
10 millions of speakers
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Butung
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Butung

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUTUNG»

Discover the use of Butung in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Butung and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Asia in the Making of Europe, Volume III: A Century of ...
the VOC and Butung's "powerful king." Schotte's account contains no description of the island or of its people, beyond reporting that they use piece goods for money and want the Dutch to bring copper cash for them on subsequent visits. 243 ...
Donald F. Lach, Edwin J. Van Kley, 1998
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Living the Dream: Sailing the South Pacific and Southeast Asia
We got the anchor up and were under way from Ambon at 8:00 a.m. We were headed for the Butung Strait, 300 nautical miles westward across the Banda Sea. We motored out of the bay at Ambon into a flat, calm sea. There was no wind, and  ...
Vern, Connie Madison, 2005
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Southeast Asia in the Early Modern Era: Trade, Power, and Belief
Banggai and Butung proved troublesome from time to time but always acknowledged a special relationship with Ternate because of their common adherence to the Bikusagara myth. In the late seventeenth century, a Butung sultan proudly ...
Anthony Reid, 1993
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History of the Indian Archipelago Containing an Account of ...
The Macassars fit out a great expedition of seven hundred vessels, and twenty thousand men, for the conquest of Butung and the Xulla Isles, and eventually for that of the Moluccas. They conquer the people of Butung, who redeem themselves ...
John Crawfurd, 1820
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Universal Geography: Or A Description of All Parts of the ...
In 1655 they destroyed the Dutch settlement on the island of Butung. In 1660 the Dutch defeated them, though assisted by the Portuguese. By this exploit they put an end to the trade in cloves and nutmegs which the Portuguese, after being ...
Conrad Malte-Brun, 1827
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History of the Indian Archipelago. Containing an Account of ...
The Macassars fit out a great expedition of seven hundred vessels, and twantythausand men, for the conquest of Butung and the Xulla Isles, and eventually for that of the Moluccas. They cohquer the people of Butung, who redeem themselves ...
‎1820
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A system of universal geography: or A description of all the ...
The Macassars, being the first converts, attacked Boni and Wajo, and forced them to embrace the new faith. The Macassars have been generally the most enterprising race. In 1655 they destroyed the Dutch settlement on the island of Butung.
Conrad Malte-Brun, James Gates Percival, Jean-Jacques-Nicolas Huot, 1834
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
BT Texas—Antiquities Butts, Pork shoulder USE Pork shoulder butts Butts fanrily USE Butt family Buttschardt family USE Burtscher farrrily Buttz family USE Butt family Butung (Indonesian people) USE Buton (Indonesian people) Butung Island ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2004
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Universal Geography, Or, A Description of All the Parts of ...
The Macassars, being the first converts,, attacked Boni and Wajo, and forced them to embrace the new faith. The Macassars have been generally the most enterprising race. In 1655 they destroyed the Dutch settlement on the island of Butung.
Conrad Malte-Brun, 1827
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KELABITS' STORY THE GREAT TRANSITION
These last groups of kelabits migrated from Pa'Derung, Pa'ra', Pa'butung through Pa'Menaliu to the western highlands. They went to join those who were already there. he said that the last group who had migrated from Pa'Derung was a ...
Sagau Batu Bala, 2012

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUTUNG»

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A Sausalito original: James Herbert Madden Sr. (Part II)
Immediately after the war, he took Herb Jr. along with him to Butung in Indonesia, where he worked for more than a year to start a boat-building ... «Marinscope Community Newspapers, Dec 14»
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Jakartans looking forward to Ramadhan side dishes
... rice and colorful glutinous sweets); pallu butung (banana rolled in steamed glutinous rice with coconut milk); and various fruit-cocktail drinks. «Jakarta Post, Jul 12»
REFERENCE
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