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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

Wong visited Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah state, where she lived for eight years as a child before migrating to Australia, as part of an official visit to Malaysia.

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

Among the more beautiful of the flowering plants are rhododendrons, orchids and pitcher-plants—the latter reaching extraordinary development, especially in the northern districts about Kinabalu.

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

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