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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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In North Sumatra's Medan, an AFP photographer saw murky brown floodwaters at hip level, and residents asking drivers passing their inundated homes to drive slowly to avoid splashing them.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

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

His youngest son, Kaesang Pangarep, was last month named leader of a youth party, just days after joining, while his son-in-law is mayor of the city of Medan.

From Reuters • Oct. 13, 2023

Up to 9,000 passengers at an airport in Medan may have been tested with the reused swab sticks, say police.

From BBC • May 5, 2021

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 Barrett, Michael

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