Kuching

American  

[koo-ching] / ˈku tʃɪŋ /

noun

1. a seaport in and capital of Sarawak state, in E Malaysia: capital of the former colony of Sarawak.

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Kuching British  

/ ˈkuːtʃɪŋ /

noun

1. a port in E Malaysia, capital of Sarawak state, on the Sarawak River 24 km (15 miles) from its mouth. Pop: 152 310 (2000)

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Example Sentences

Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur, and Kuching, one of its cities on Borneo island, were recently ranked as among the world’s top five most polluted cities by IQAir, a Swiss air quality technology company.

From Seattle Times

Reentry looks to have been observed from Kuching in Sarawak, Malaysia.

From The Verge

The plane made an emergency landing at Kuching airport.

From Washington Times

“As soon as the captain was notified, the plane was diverted to Kuching to be disinfected,” AirAsia’s Liong Tien Ling said in a statement to CNN.

From Washington Times

In 2016, the last year Malaysia has reported its numbers to the United Nations, the world’s experts on peatlands convened in Kuching, the capital of the Malaysian state of Sarawak, for the 15th International Peat Congress on the vast tropical island of Borneo.

From Seattle Times