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Jesselton

British  
/ ˈdʒɛsəltən /

noun

  1. the former name of Kota Kinabalu

"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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Old Jesselton was largely leveled by subsequent Allied bombing.

From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2015

Across the Jesselton Point harbor I could just make out a ramshackle village.

From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2015

But the railroad is the chief feature of Jesselton.

From Wanderings in the Orient by A. M. (Albert Moore) Reese

The remainder which call for separate mention are Lahat Datu on Darvel Bay on the east coast; Kudat on Marudu Bay and Jesselton on Gaya Bay on the west coast.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various

Telegraphic communication between Mempakul and Kudat, via Jesselton, has also been established and is more regularly and successfully maintained.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various

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