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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Kota Bharu

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

From Time ● Dec. 7, 2016

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 ● Aug. 15, 2016

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 ● Aug. 15, 2016

If the flight traveled west over Peninsular Malaysia, as the air force chief was quoted saying, it would have flown very close to one of Flightradar’s beacons in the city of Kota Bharu.

From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2014

Flight MH370 last had contact with air traffic controllers 120 nautical miles off the east coast of the Malaysian town of Kota Bharu.

From Reuters ● Mar. 9, 2014