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Johore

American  
[juh-hawr, -hohr] / dʒəˈhɔr, -ˈhoʊr /
Or Johor

noun

  1. a state in Malaysia, on S Malay Peninsula. 7,330 sq. mi. (18,985 sq. km).


Johore British  
/ dʒəʊˈhɔː /

noun

  1. a state of Malaysia, on the S Malay Peninsula: mostly forested, with large swamps; bauxite- and iron-mining. Capital: Johore Bahru. Pop: 2 740 625 (2000). Area: 18 986 sq km (7331 sq miles)

"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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Yijiun, Johore, Malaysia, posited: "Are scientific theories true, or just the best explanation so far?"

From BBC Dec. 13, 2013

He brought Lydia to Johore with a flashing diamond on her left hand, but the British sahibs refused to accept her.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week another band of 14 piled ashore in swampy Johore State above Singapore; security forces quickly rounded up half a dozen.

From Time Magazine Archive

He also offered additional pledges of aid, including investment in a $2.3 billion Japanese-style bullet train, which would run from Johore Bahru to Butterworth, 480 miles to the north.

From Time Magazine Archive

A little farther on, surrounded by a brilliant suite of Malay princes, was the Sultan of Johore, whose father sold the island of Singapore to the British.

From Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines by Wildman, Rounsevelle

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