Padang
noun
a seaport in W central Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
Padang
American
[pah-dahng]
/ pɑˈdɑŋ /
noun
Padang
1
British
/ ˈpɑːdɑːŋ /
noun
padang
2
British
/ ˈpædæŋ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of padang
from Malay: plain
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Demonstrators have gathered outside parliament in the capital Jakarta, as well as other major cities such as Padang, Bandung and Yogyakarta.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2024
The study’s critics say that it incorrectly dated the human presence at Gunung Padang based on radiocarbon measurements of soil from drilling samples, not artifacts.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
The three people rescued, who were also found near the crater, were "weak and had some burns", said Abdul Malik, head of the Padang Search and Rescue Agency.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2023
Residents in parts of West Sumatra province, including the provincial capital of Padang, felt the earthquake strongly for about 30 seconds, causing panic, National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
It is divided in the middle by the big river Batang Padang which afterwards discharges itself into the Bidor, that too.
From My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) by Sanpietro, I. Stone
And the nasi padang plate comes with superbly tender beef fragrant with galangal and fried chicken loaded with burning-hot, funky green chili sauce.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2021
Dunn saw one fly across the padang at the Cocoa Research Station rest house on September 9.
From Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 by Thompson, Max C.
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