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Sandakan

American  
[sahn-dah-kahn, san-dah-kuhn] / sɑnˈdɑ kɑn, sænˈdɑ kən /

noun

  1. a city in NE Sabah, in E Malaysia.


Sandakan British  
/ sɑːnˈdɑːkɑːn /

noun

  1. a port in Malaysia, on the NE coast of Sabah: capital (until 1947) of North Borneo. Pop: 347 334 (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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Shreyas Iyer’s wicket for 4 put India in a bit of hole as spinner Lakshan Sandakan took 3-35 in four overs.

From Seattle Times Jan. 10, 2020

He put on 75 in an eighth-wicket stand with captain Lasitha Malinga, then added a further 95 for Sri Lanka’s last two wickets with tailenders Lakshan Sandakan and Nuwan Pradeep.

From Seattle Times Jan. 5, 2019

We returned to the lowlands after a few days, flying to Sandakan and then journeying on to the Kinabatangan River, home to monkeys, elephants and crocodiles.

From Washington Post Aug. 11, 2016

Sandakan clean bowled Mitchell Marsh for his first test wicket and had an impressive return of 4-58 from 21.2 overs on his debut.

From US News Jul. 27, 2016

Sir Alfred Dent is taking steps to form a Banking Company at Sandakan, the establishment of which would materially assist in the development of the resources of the territory.

From British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo by Sir W. H. (William Hood) Treacher

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