Padang

American  

[pah-dahng] / pɑˈdɑŋ /

noun

1. a seaport in W central Sumatra, in W Indonesia.

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Padang ¹ British  

/ ˈpɑːdɑːŋ /

noun

1. a port in W Indonesia, in W Sumatra at the foot of the Padang Highlands on the Indian Ocean. Pop: 713 242 (2000)

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padang ² British  

/ ˈpædæŋ /

noun

1. (in Malaysia) a playing field

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Etymology

Origin of padang

from Malay: plain

Example Sentences

Demonstrators have gathered outside parliament in the capital Jakarta, as well as other major cities such as Padang, Bandung and Yogyakarta.

From BBC

Karnawati said an air force plane was sent up to shoot salt flares into the clouds on Wednesday, in an attempt to get the clouds to release water and break up before they reach the devastated areas in Agam, Tanah Datar, Padang Panjang, Padang Pariaman as well as Padang city, the provincial capital.

From Seattle Times

Three other bodies were pulled out on Monday, said Abdul Malik, who heads the Search and Rescue Office in Padang, the provincial capital.

From Seattle Times

Flash floods on Saturday night also caused main roads around the Anai Valley Waterfall area in Tanah Datar district to be blocked by mud, cutting off access to other cities, Padang Panjang Police Chief Kartyana Putra said on Sunday.

From Seattle Times

The October 2023 study in the journal Archaeological Prospection made the explosive claim that the deepest layer of the site, Gunung Padang, appears to have been “sculpted” by humans up to 27,000 years ago.

From New York Times