Medan

American

[me-dahn] / mɛˈdɑn /

noun

a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.

Medan British

/ ˈmɛdɑːn /

noun

a city in Indonesia, in NE Sumatra: seat of the University of North Sumatra (1952) and the Indonesian Islam University (1952). Pop: 1 904 273 (2000)

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Left homeless by the floods, she was looking for a way to reach relatives in the city of Medan.

From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025

The orangutan’s intriguing behavior was recorded in 2022 by Ulil Azhari, a co-author and field researcher at the Suaq Project in Medan, Indonesia.

From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2024

Similar rallies were held Saturday in other major cities across the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, including in Bandung, Yogyakarta, Solo and Medan.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 15, 2023

In Medan, Indonesia's third-largest city, Jokowi's son-in-law, Bobby Nasution, is the mayor.

From Reuters ● Oct. 14, 2023

Some think him to be identical with St. Madden or Medan, who was honoured at Airlie, in Angus.

From A Calendar of Scottish Saints by Michael Barrett

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