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Sandakan

American  
[sahn-dah-kahn, san-dah-kuhn] / sɑnˈdɑ kɑn, sænˈdɑ kən /

noun

  1. a city in NE Sabah, in E Malaysia.


Sandakan British  
/ sɑːnˈdɑːkɑːn /

noun

  1. a port in Malaysia, on the NE coast of Sabah: capital (until 1947) of North Borneo. Pop: 347 334 (2000)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Shreyas Iyer’s wicket for 4 put India in a bit of hole as spinner Lakshan Sandakan took 3-35 in four overs.

From Seattle Times Jan. 10, 2020

“I already spoke to Nuwan and Sandakan and said ‘Please play even six balls per over so I can take the strike from the other end.'”

From Seattle Times Jan. 5, 2019

We returned to the lowlands after a few days, flying to Sandakan and then journeying on to the Kinabatangan River, home to monkeys, elephants and crocodiles.

From Washington Post Aug. 11, 2016

But Australia recovered thanks to 60-run partnership between Voges and Mitchell Marsh, which was broken when left-arm wrist spinner Sandakan bowled right-hander Marsh with a straighter delivery for 31.

From US News Jul. 27, 2016

Sandakan, bearing N. 186 Wednesday, April 13th.—Oppressively hot.

From The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' by R. T. (Robert Taylor) Pritchett

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