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Celebes
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Célebes
English
Pronunciation
en /sɪˈliːbiːz/ /ˈsɛlɪbiːz/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Celebes.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en Sulawesi.
Derived terms
en Celebean Celebes crested macaque Celebes warty pig Celebesian Celebic
Anagrams
en bceeels e-celebs
en Islands
Dutch
Etymology
From nl pt Celebes.
Pronunciation
nl /ˌseːˈleː.bɛs/
nl Nl-Celebes.ogg
nl Ce le bes
Proper noun
n
nl historical en Celebes, Sulawesi
Synonyms
nl Sulawesi
Finnish
Etymology
From fi nl Celebes.
Pronunciation
selebes Ce.le.bes
Proper noun
fi Sulawesi still used in names of some animal species native to the island
Declension
0 Celebes ä sg
Derived terms
fi compounds celebesinhedelmälepakko celebesinhevosenkenkäyökkö celebesinkoirankuonolepakko celebesinkummituseläin celebesinmakaki celebesinmusta-apina celebesinpaljasselkälepakko celebesinpalmunäätä celebesinpitkäkuono-orava
Portuguese
Etymology
While the second element is theorized to ultimately derive from pt poz-mcm-pro *bəsi 1, the first element is pt 1.
Almost certainly cognate with id Sulawesi.
Pronunciation
Celébes
Proper noun
f-p
pt Sulawesi Q3812
pt Sulawesi