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

The players returning to Iran were at a hotel in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur awaiting their onward travel.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

Malaysia’s benchmark Kuala Lumpur Composite Index is trading at levels not seen since 2018, as the country’s IPO market gathers steam.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Celebrations centred, as they have for more than a century, on the Batu Caves complex on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

As the 63-year-old drove out of his house in a quiet Kuala Lumpur suburb, a convoy of SUVs and motorcycles roared up to his vehicle.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

MI6 sent agents to Kuala Lumpur and Manila in hopes of picking up her trail, but Mother focused on her midway destination.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti