Celebes

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɛlɪbiːz/, /sɛˈliːbɪz/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sel′ə bēz′, sə lē′bēz; Du. se lā′bes)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Cel•e•bes  (sel′ə bēz′, sə lē′bēz; Du. se lā′bes),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesformer name of Sulawesi. 
Cel•e•be•sian  (sel′ə bē′zhən),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Celebes /ˈsɛlɪbiːz; sɛˈliːbɪz/ n
  1. the English name for Sulawesi
'Celebes' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
anoa - Celebes Sea - Flores Sea - Indonesia - Moluccas - Sulawesi - Sulu Archipelago - Australian - Banda Sea - Butung - Makassar Strait - Ujung Pandang - Wallace's line

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