Kota Kinabalu

[ koh-tuh-kin-uh-buh-loo ]

/ ˈkoʊ tə ˌkɪn ə bəˈlu /

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noun

a seaport in and the capital of the state of Sabah, in Malaysia, on the northwestern coast of Borneo.

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Formerly Jes·sle·ton

[jes-uhl-tuhn] /ˈdʒɛs əl tən/ .

Words nearby Kota Kinabalu

Kosygin, Kota, Kotabaru, Kota Bharu, kotahitanga, Kota Kinabalu, kotare, kotch, koto, Kotte, kotuku

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How to use Kota Kinabalu in a sentence

La laca aŭtuno volis ripozi, kaj riproĉis la malkonstantan printempon pri ĉi ties kota vetero.
A Complete Grammar of Esperanto|Ivy Kellerman Reed
The bride is taken to the house of the bridegroom, accompanied by the Kota band.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
Kota Batu, near Bogor, the supposed site of the capital of Pajajaran, is an instance in point.
Monumental Java|J. F. Scheltema
For a Kota funeral, the Badagas have to give five rupees or a quantity of rice, and a buffalo.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston

Colonel Ross King narrates5 how he once saw a Kota carrying home a dead rat, thrown out of a stable a day or two previously.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston

British Dictionary definitions for Kota Kinabalu

Kota Kinabalu

/ (ˈkəʊtə ˌkɪnəbəˈluː) /

noun

a port in Malaysia, capital of Sabah state on the South China Sea: exports timber and rubber. Pop: 439 000 (2005 est)Former name: Jesselton

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