Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A river, about 1,140 km (710 mi) long, of western Kalimantan, Borneo, flowing westward to the South China Sea.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Kapuas.

Examples

  • Performances ranged from an upbeat, rhythmic dance based on the legend of mischievous creatures called Kapuas to the sad, soothing melody of E O Mai, in which a warrior's beloved wife is killed by his own jealousy.

    The Daily Evergreen News Feed 2010

  • Performances ranged from an upbeat, rhythmic dance based on the legend of mischievous creatures called Kapuas to the sad, soothing melody of E O Mai, in which a warrior's beloved wife is killed by his own jealousy.

    The Daily Evergreen News Feed 2010

  • The snake, called the Kapuas mud snake, resides in the rainforest on the island of Borneo, an ecosystem that is increasingly threatened by logging and agricultural development.

    Mongabay.com News 2009

  • The snake, called the Kapuas mud snake, resides in the rainforest on the island of Borneo, an ecosystem that is increasingly threatened by logging and agricultural development.

    Mongabay.com News 2009

  • The snake, called the Kapuas mud snake, resides in the rainforest on the island of Borneo, an ecosystem that is increasingly threatened by logging and agricultural development.

    Mongabay.com News 2009

  • Kores also said Tuesday that a South Korean consortium has acquired a 90% stake in the 244 million-ton Kapuas coal mine in Indonesia for $84.15 million.

    Seoul Pushes Further on Foreign Energy Deals Min-Jeong Lee 2011

  • These authors used the major rivers, the Kapuas and Barito, to represent zoogeographic barriers to a few species of mammals and based subunits largely on these barriers but also used climatic regimes for the drier eastern biounits.

    Southwest Borneo freshwater swamp forests 2008

  • MAcKinnon and MacKinnon used the major rivers, the Kapuas and Barito, to represent zoogeographic barriers to a few species of mammals and based subunits largely on these barriers, but also used climatic regimes for the drier eastern biounits.

    Borneo peat swamp forests 2008

  • These authors used the major rivers, the Kapuas and Barito, to represent zoogeographic barriers to a few mammal species and based subunits largely on these barriers but also used climatic regimes for the drier eastern biounits.

    Sundaland heath forests 2008

  • These authors used the major rivers, the Kapuas and Barito, to represent zoogeographic barriers to a few mammal species and based subunits largely on these barriers but also used climatic regimes for the drier eastern biounits.

    Borneo lowland rain forests 2008

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.