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  • proper noun A province of Indonesia.

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Examples

  • That's thanks to local leaders like Fadel Muhammad, governor of the hardscrabble province of Gorontalo on the island Sulawesi, who turned his constituents into the country's best corn farmers by deploying teams of agricultural consultants; providing subsidized seeds, fertilizers and rental machinery to farmers; and giving cash rewards to village leaders who boost yields.

    Indonesia As the New India 2008

  • Gorontalo area of Sulawesi island was struck with a magnitude 7.7 quake at a depth of 6.2 miles, the agency has said.

    Tsunami Alert After Earthquake 2008

  • The earthquake's epicenter was located at 0,12 degrees southern latitude and 123 degrees eastern longitude, at a depth of 101 km below sea level, around 81 km southeast of Gorontalo, according to information of the Gorontalo meteorological and geophysics office.

    5.6-magnitude earthquake hits Sulawesi Island 2008

  • Her bowed shoulders become deformed with the heavy loads perpetually borne, for the rising trade of Gorontalo supplies the men with more congenial employment than the field work, which frequently becomes the woman's province.

    Through the Malay Archipelago Emily Richings

  • The country _passer_, a shifting scene of gaudy colouring, contains greater elements of interest than commercial Gorontalo, where the native

    Through the Malay Archipelago Emily Richings

  • The arrival at Gorontalo in the radiant dawn provides a more interesting experience.

    Through the Malay Archipelago Emily Richings

  • The original inhabitants of Gorontalo are of Alfoer race -- dark, glum, and forbidding.

    Through the Malay Archipelago Emily Richings

  • Though the flag of Holland was first hoisted over the Celebes more than three centuries ago, Dutch commercial interests are still virtually confined to the four chief towns -- Makassar, Menado, Gorontalo, and

    Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China 1918

  • Suddenly, Kamaru was being flown from his dusty police outpost of Gorontalo to the capital, flanked by high-ranking officers who smiled broadly as squealing girls begged for his autograph.

    SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter By NINIEK KARMINI 2011

  • Suddenly, Kamaru was being flown from his dusty police outpost of Gorontalo to the capital, flanked by high-ranking officers who smiled broadly as squealing girls begged for his autograph.

    The Seattle Times 2011

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