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Shah Alam

American  
[shah ah-luhm] / ˈʃɑ ˈɑ ləm /

noun

  1. a town in and the capital of Selangor state, in W Malaysia.


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Shah Alam spent his final days trying to find his way home, alone and stranded in the dead of winter.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

On Feb. 26, Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a nearly blind Rohingya refugee from Myanmar who spoke little English, was found dead on a street in Buffalo, New York.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2026

When Shah Alam got lost and walked onto the property of a Buffalo resident, they called the police.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Shah Alam, a devout Muslim and 38-year employee in the bottling unit, has never tasted the products.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

Smaller chambers surrounding the central one, on the level of the platform, contain the tombs of two of Akbar's daughters and a son of the Emperor Shah Alam.

From A Handbook to Agra and the Taj Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri and the Neighbourhood by Havell, E. B.