Kuala Lumpur

American

[kwah-luh loom-poor] / ˈkwɑ lə lʊmˈpʊər /

noun

a city in and the capital of Malaysia, in the SW Malay Peninsula.

Kuala Lumpur British

/ ˈkwɑːlə ˈlʊmpʊə, -pə /

noun

a city in Malaysia, in the SW Malay Peninsula: formerly (until 1999) the capital of Malaysia; became capital of the Federated Malay States in 1895, and of Malaysia in 1963; capital of Selangor state from 1880 to 1973, when it was made a federal territory. Pop: 1 392 000 (2005 est)

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Officials from China and the US reached an agreement in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia before a Trump-Xi meeting in South Korea in October 2025 that extended their tariff truce until November this year.

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

Ultimately the remaining team members got on the flight to Kuala Lumpur.

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026

The rest of the travelling squad arrived in Malaysia early Wednesday morning after flying out from Sydney, AFP photos at Kuala Lumpur International Airport showed.

From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026

Malaysia’s benchmark Kuala Lumpur Composite Index is trading at levels not seen since 2019, and its IPO market is gathering steam.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

In Malaya, at Kuala Lumpur, mosquitoes at first reacted to DDT by leaving the treated interiors.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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