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Sandakan

American

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

noun

a city in NE Sabah, in E Malaysia.

Sandakan British

/ sɑːnˈdɑːkɑːn /

noun

a port in Malaysia, on the NE coast of Sabah: capital (until 1947) of North Borneo. Pop: 347 334 (2000)

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Sandakan

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

“I already spoke to Nuwan and Sandakan and said ‘Please play even six balls per over so I can take the strike from the other end.'”

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

Now we were dropping Sandakan harbor over the stern.

From The Portal of Dreams by Charles Neville Buck

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