Ipoh

American  

[ee-poh] / ˈi poʊ /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.

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Ipoh British  

/ ˈiːpəʊ /

noun

1. a city in Malaysia, capital of Perak state: tin-mining centre. Pop: 643 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

She was born in Ipoh, Perak, in Malaysia, and attended the Royal Academy of Dance in London in her teenage years.

From BBC

Cody Foo, who was neighbours with Yeoh in Ipoh when he was five, says: "I remember my mum wanted to hang out with her all the time. I knew she was important because my mum would call her Aunty Michelle Yeoh, not Aunty Michelle. I remember asking to play with her keychain once and she let me, happy that it kept a child occupied while she chatted with my mum. She was basically like any other Aunty."

From BBC

His brother Navin Kumar, 22, said by telephone the execution had been carried out and said the funeral would be held in the town of Ipoh in Malaysia.

From Reuters

Born into an upper-class family in Ipoh, a tin-mining city in Malaysia surrounded by limestone caves and steep mountains, Yeoh spent much of her childhood in motion.

From New York Times

Nagaenthran is the second of four siblings in the family, which resides in Malaysia’s northern Ipoh town.

From Seattle Times