Kuala Lumpur

American  

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

noun

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

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Kuala Lumpur British  

/ ˈkwɑːlə ˈlʊmpʊə, -pə /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

White, there were preliminary discussions reportedly led by Brussels and Kuala Lumpur about coordinated international responses, these overtures fizzled out.

From Barron's

Thailand refused to call it that - instead referring to it as "Joint Declaration by the prime ministers of Thailand and Cambodia on the outcomes of their meeting in Kuala Lumpur".

From BBC

Controversial Malaysian rapper Namewee has been remanded in custody in connection with the death of a Taiwanese influencer found dead in a Kuala Lumpur hotel bathtub two weeks ago.

From BBC

Sunway Healthcare operates its flagship quaternary hospital in Kuala Lumpur, the country’s capital.

From The Wall Street Journal

The US president was at the meeting of Association of South East Asian Nations, or Asean, in Kuala Lumpur solely to preside over a highly publicised "peace deal" between Thailand and Cambodia, which Anwar orchestrated.

From BBC