- a variation of Semarang.
Samarang
Britishnoun
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Bandoeng, the prosperous and extremely up-to-date capital of the Preanger Regencies, is the fifth largest city in Java, being exceeded in population only by Batavia, Surabaya, Surakarta and Samarang.
From Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China by E. Alexander (Edward Alexander) Powell
On September 10, an action was fought outside Samarang, and Janssens, defeated, retreated to Fort Salatiga; but eventually, being deserted by his troops, he opened up negotiations for capitulation.
From Across the Equator A Holiday Trip in Java by Thomas H. Reid
Some of the other better known districts are: Preanger, Cheribon, Kadoe, Samarang, Soerabaya, and Tegal.
From All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers
Directly he was well clear of Samarang, he shaped a course due south in order to pick up the prevailing westerly wind south of Australia on which Fosterdyke counted also.
From The Airship "Golden Hind" by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
From Samarang, another two days' sail along the 353 same northern coast, with the grand outline of mountains on the horizon, brought us back to Batavia.
From From Egypt to Japan by Henry M. (Henry Martyn) Field
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