Jesselton
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
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
Though I don't recall having seen more than a dozen horses in Borneo, the British have been true to their traditions by building two race courses: one at Sandakan and one at Jesselton.
From Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China by E. Alexander (Edward Alexander) Powell
Leaving Kudat in the evening we arrived at Jesselton the following morning.
From Wanderings in the Orient by A. M. (Albert Moore) Reese
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