Kota Bharu

American  

[koh-tuh bahr-oo] / ˈkoʊ tə ˈbɑr u /

Or Kota Bahru

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Kelantan state, in Malaysia, on the E central Malay Peninsula.

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Kota Bharu British  

/ ˈkəʊtə ˈbɑːruː /

noun

1. a port in NE Peninsular Malaysia: capital of Kelantan state on the delta of the Kelantan River. Pop: 263 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Surrounded by lush green rice fields, the sleepy Malay village of Padang Lembek sits on the outskirts of Kelantan's capital Kota Bharu.

From BBC

She works in Kota Bharu, the state’s capital, where vendors set up food stalls outside schools, dosing out cups of soda from big plastic bottles and hawking chocolates and puffed corn and rice snacks flavored with squid, shrimp and cheese.

From New York Times

Pearl Harbor had already been under fire for an hour, Kota Bharu for two-and-a-half.

From Time

I went to visit them in a Malay village that’s a 40-minute drive from Kota Bharu to experience a traditional wayang kulit performance.

From Slate

Institutionally approved performances catering primarily to tourists take place at the Cultural Center of Kota Bharu while the authorities turn a blind eye to shows performed in the villages.

From Slate