Kelantan

American  

[kuh-lan-tan, -lahn-tahn] / kəˈlæn tæn, -lɑnˈtɑn /

noun

1. a state in Malaysia, on the central Malay Peninsula. 5,750 sq. mi. (14,893 sq. km). Kota Bharu.

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Kelantan British  

/ kɛˈlæntən, kɪˌlænˈtæn /

noun

1. a state of NE Malaysia: under Thai control until it came under the British in 1909; produces rice and rubber. Capital: Kota Bharu. Pop: 1 313 014 (2000). Area: 14 920 sq km (5761 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The flooding, which began earlier in the week, is mostly concentrated on the north-eastern state of Kelantan, which borders Thailand.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2024

Kelantan has been governed by the conservative Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, or PAS, since 1990.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2024

The agency said in a statement that Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Johor, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan and Sabah were still affected by floods, and 8,727 people were taking shelter at 128 relief centres.

From Reuters • Jan. 2, 2022

Ayu is a Thai citizen whose father moved the family over the border to Gua Musang in Kelantan State to work as a rubber tapper.

From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2018

Numerous rivers reach the coast on both sides of the central watershed, many of those rising in the highlands of Pahang and Kelantan being absolutely untraced and unnamed.

From Adventures in Many Lands by Gillett, F.