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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

They knew how tightly packed are the buildings and docks of the Naval Base right across the Strait from Johore, and therefore what squatting ducks of a target they would make.

From Time Magazine Archive

With other Malay states, Johore now produces one-third of the world's natural rubber.

From Time Magazine Archive

Less than 1,000 Communists are still active, mostly in the southern state of Johore and the central state of Perak.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thursday, March 31st.—Hove the anchor up at 1.30 p.m. and proceeded under steam, with pilot on board, through the Straits of Johore to the Sultan's palace, where we dined and slept.

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

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