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Menado

American  
[me-nah-doh] / mɛˈnɑ doʊ /

noun

  1. a seaport on NE Sulawesi, in NE Indonesia.


Menado British  
/ mɛˈnɑːdəʊ /

noun

  1. a port in NE Indonesia, on NE Sulawesi: founded by the Dutch in 1657. Pop: 372 887 (2000)

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It was circumnavigated by one of their vessels in 1525, and the general outline of the coasts is correctly given in their maps at a time when separate portions of Celebes, such as Macassar and Menado, are represented as distinct islands.

From Project Gutenberg

Morotai, scene of a U.S. amphibious assault in World War II's South Pacific island-hopping campaign, was captured from the rebels; Gorontalo in the Celebes was seized; government planes made five bombing raids on the rebel capital of Menado without suffering any loss.

From Time Magazine Archive

They silenced transmitters�at least temporarily�at Menado in the Celebes, Padang and Bukittinggi in Sumatra.

From Time Magazine Archive

From Zamboanga, in the southern Philippines, last week came word that during March and April some 20 transport planes had touched down at the dirt airport to refuel and continue on their way to or from rebel-held Menado.

From Time Magazine Archive

Everyone knew where the marauding planes were based: at the rebel stronghold of Menado in the Northern Celebes.

From Time Magazine Archive