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 • Oct. 6, 2023

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

From The Verge • Jul. 30, 2022

The plane made an emergency landing at Kuching airport.

From Washington Times • Feb. 15, 2022

But Kuching, the capital of Malaysian Borneo, has been playing host to a world-music festival for two decades.

From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2018

As the fort men were taken away to fight at Kuching, the gentlemen had to form themselves into watches day and night, with the few Malays who remained to guard the fort.

From Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak by McDougall, Henriette