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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)

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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 cleaned up the tail, but met resistance from fellow spinner Nathan Lyon, who scored a breezy 17 before Sandakan got him lbw.

From US News • Jul. 27, 2016

The question is one which should be easily settled on the spot, and I recommend it to the consideration of the authorities of the British North Borneo Museum, which has been established at Sandakan.

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