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Kinabalu

American  
[kin-uh-buh-loo] / ˌkɪn ə bəˈlu /
Or kinabulu

noun

  1. a mountain in N Sabah, in Malaysia: highest peak on the island of Borneo. 13,455 feet (4,101 meters).


Kinabalu British  
/ ˌkɪnəbəˈluː /

noun

  1. a mountain in Malaysia, on N Borneo in central Sabah: the highest peak in Borneo. Height: 4125 m (13 533 ft)

"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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He got the mug on a trip to Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2023

He married an Australian woman, and the couple returned to raise a family in Kota Kinabalu.

From Reuters Jun. 30, 2022

Wong is traveling next to Kota Kinabalu, the capital of eastern Sabah state on Borneo island.

From Seattle Times Jun. 28, 2022

We returned to land by flying to Kota Kinabalu, gazing at the land below, overwhelmed by palm-oil plantations.

From Washington Post Aug. 11, 2016

The principal plateaus are in the Tambunan and Kaningau valleys, in the basin of the Pagalan, and the Ranau plain to the eastward of the base of Kinabalu.

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

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