Kuala Lumpur

[kwah-luh loom-poor]

noun

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

Kuala Lumpur

/ 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)

Example Sentences

Many of the visitors to Singapore are ethnic Chinese – not just from China, but from Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Jakarta and so on – with a sophisticated understanding of Chinese cuisine.

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As such, the government in Kuala Lumpur may have little choice but to sacrifice domestic approval to economic expediency.

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Shells and rockets continued to land in both countries even as the peace talks were under way in Kuala Lumpur on Monday.

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In the same year, he set the world record for the highest parachute jump when he launched himself from the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.

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Although having netted in underground car parks in Kuala Lumpur and been fascinated by the the size of Jonah Lomu's lunch, perhaps the tournament was approached in a more leisurely fashion.

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