Medan

[ me-dahn ]

/ mɛˈdɑn /

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noun

a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.

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How to use Medan in a sentence

Medan police arrested four workers and a local manager of the major pharmaceutical company Kimia Farma, which was working in conjunction with the airport to help perform the tests.
9,000 fliers may have had reused swabs jammed up their noses in Indonesia|Beth Mole|May 6, 2021|Ars Technica
But, unlike Rabbi Lichtenstein, Rabbi Medan is on the right wing of the settler movement.
Israeli Peace Camp: Empower Moderate Settlers|Samuel Lebens|May 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I have no idea what's next," said activist Nadine Wahab, as she stood in the roundabout, called the "medan.
Egypt in Chaos as Protesters Call for Military Council to Transfer Power|Mike Giglio|November 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Both persons have been taken prisoners and sent to Medan, where they will be fried for having broken Holland's neutrality.
Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 2, 1914|Various

There was a bioscope, of course; there is always a bioscope; we had found one even in the tiny town of Medan, in Sumatra.
Appearances|Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson
After crossing Poissy, they struck out on foot along the road to Medan.
Original Short Stories, Volume 9 (of 13)|Guy de Maupassant
He sent a letter, asking me to come to Medan, he would talk to me about the "Confessions."
Confessions of a Young Man|George Moore
And the last Flash-light of Fear is that of the baby in Medan.
Flash-lights from the Seven Seas|William L. Stidger

British Dictionary definitions for Medan

Medan

/ (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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