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Palembang

American  
[pah-lem-bahng] / ˌpɑ lɛmˈbɑŋ /

noun

  1. a city in SE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.


Palembang British  
/ pɑːˈlɛmbɑːŋ /

noun

  1. a port in W Indonesia, in S Sumatra; oil refineries; university (1955). Pop: 1 451 419 (2000)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The fire started in bushes and trees Wednesday and was burning close to a highway that connects the Ogan Ilir district capital to Palembang, the capital city of South Sumatra province.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2023

The special forces commander-turned-Indonesian presidential candidate is stretching out his legs, and drinking a coffee in a leather seat on his private plane after a huge rally in the city of Palembang in South Sumatra.

From The Guardian • Apr. 13, 2019

In 2004, Ms. Lazarus said, she was involved in her first accident, when a plane overshot the runway in the city of Palembang.

From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2018

In co-host city Palembang, Japanese teenagers Sakura Yosozumi and Kensuke Sasaoke provided a next-generation entree to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with gold medals in skateboarding.

From Washington Times • Aug. 29, 2018

Probabilities seem to me to be divided between Palembang, and its colony Singhapura.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry

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