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Sulawesi

ˌsuləˈwɛsi
WordNet
Portrait of a Buginese (from Sulawesi) seen from two sides. Below that a physiognomic comparison of the profiles of animals and of an Asian and a European. With inscription.
Portrait of a Buginese (from Sulawesi) seen from two sides. Below that a physiognomic comparison of the profiles of animals and of an Asian and a European. With inscription.
  1. (n) Sulawesi
    a mountainous island in eastern Indonesia
Illustrations
View of mountains and highlands of Sulawesi near Makassar. Left Fort Rotterdam. In the foreground on the right a VOC ship.
View of mountains and highlands of Sulawesi near Makassar. Left Fort Rotterdam. In the foreground on the right a VOC ship.
Standing Buddha, origin unknown, but found together with MAK 1232 and 1234 in Southwest Sulawesi, distr. Bontonompo, dept. Bonthain. Dvaravati style.
Standing Buddha, origin unknown, but found together with MAK 1232 and 1234 in Southwest Sulawesi, distr. Bontonompo, dept. Bonthain. Dvaravati style.
Black album page with four photos of the copra harvest, presumably on Celebes (Sulawesi). Coconut trees, wooden buildings and mountains of broken coconuts can be seen. Part of the loose-leaf photo album about the Brothers of Tilburg on Celebes and Sumatra.
Black album page with four photos of the copra harvest, presumably on Celebes (Sulawesi). Coconut trees, wooden buildings and mountains of broken coconuts can be seen. Part of the loose-leaf photo album about the Brothers of Tilburg on Celebes and Sumatra.
Husband and wife from Makassar on the island of Celebes (South Sulawesi), dressed in local costume, the man with a blowpipe. In the background the city. Plate No. 478 in part XIX of the print work: Les Forces de l'Europe, Asia, Afrique et Amerique ... Comme aussi les Cartes des Côtes de France et d'Espagne from 1726, this second part with 271 hand-numbered plates of renowned strong cities and fortifications in the context of the War of the Spanish Succession 1701-1713. Most of these plates are copied from the anonymous French plates of renowned strong cities and fortresses: in Les forces de l'Europe and in: Le theater de la guerre, dans les Pays-Bas, both originally published by Nicolas de Fer in Paris (1693-1697) as part of the Nine Years' War.
Husband and wife from Makassar on the island of Celebes (South Sulawesi), dressed in local costume, the man with a blowpipe. In the background the city. Plate No. 478 in part XIX of the print work: Les Forces de l'Europe, Asia, Afrique et Amerique ... Comme aussi les Cartes des Côtes de France et d'Espagne from 1726, this second part with 271 hand-numbered plates of renowned strong cities and fortifications in the context of the War of the Spanish Succession 1701-1713. Most of these plates are copied from the anonymous French plates of renowned strong cities and fortresses: in Les forces de l'Europe and in: Le theater de la guerre, dans les Pays-Bas, both originally published by Nicolas de Fer in Paris (1693-1697) as part of the Nine Years' War.
Tea tray made of teak with silver edges. Originating from Sulawesi (Bone and Goa).
Tea tray made of teak with silver edges. Originating from Sulawesi (Bone and Goa).
In the left display case on the right a standing Buddha, from Sikendeng, West Sulawesi. In the right display case left an image of Avalokiteshvara from Tekaran, Wonogiri, Central Java.
In the left display case on the right a standing Buddha, from Sikendeng, West Sulawesi. In the right display case left an image of Avalokiteshvara from Tekaran, Wonogiri, Central Java.
Usage in the news

This undated photo released by Museum Victoria shows a Paucidentomys vermidax, a new species of rat, that was found in the forests of southern Sulawesi Island, Indonesia, in 2011. kxan.com

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian anti-terrorism forces shot and killed an alleged militant and arrested another in a predawn raid Saturday in Central Sulawesi province, police said. therepublic.com

6 dead in earthquake on Sulawesi island. ashingtontimes.com

Cocoa Shipments From Indonesia's Sulawesi Drop on Local Demand. businessweek.com

Pertamina's 2004 plans include exploration in eastern Sulawesi . ogj.com

PT Pertamina's 2004 work plan includes delineation of the large Donggi gas-condensate discovery on remote eastern Sulawesi Island that could anchor another Indonesian LNG export center. ogj.com

The skull of a Sulawesi wild pig, one of thousands of skulls and skeletons acquired by Alan Dudley. nytimes.com

JAKARTA, Indonesia— Indonesian anti-terrorism forces shot and killed an alleged militant and arrested another in a predawn raid Saturday in Central Sulawesi province, police said. denverpost.com

Indonesian anti-terrorism forces shot and killed an alleged militant and arrested another in a predawn raid Saturday in Central Sulawesi province, police said. venturacountystar.com

JAKARTA, Indonesia Indonesian anti-terrorism forces shot and killed an alleged militant and arrested another in a predawn raid Saturday in Central Sulawesi province, police said. cbsnews.com

Eruptions began at Mount Lokon in Noth Sulawesi province on Friday. cnn.com