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Jesselton

/d͡ʒeˈsəl.t̪on/

Jesselton proper noun: the former name of Kota Kinabalu, the capital city of Sabah, Malaysia.

Proper noun

Jesselton

  1. (historical) The former name of Kota Kinabalu, the capital city of Sabah, Malaysia.
    Synonyms:
    Kota Kinabalu

Synonyms of Jesselton

Origin of Jesselton

Named after British businessman Charles Jessel, who was a vice-chairman of the British North Borneo Company (1903-1909).

Questions about Jesselton

What does Jesselton mean?
Jesselton means the former name of Kota Kinabalu, the capital city of Sabah, Malaysia.
What part of speech is Jesselton?
Jesselton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Jesselton?
Jesselton is pronounced /d͡ʒeˈsəl.t̪on/.

Words near Jesselton in the dictionary

  1. Jesse window
  2. Jesse windows
  3. Jessean
  4. jessed
  5. Jessee
  6. Jesselton
  7. Jesselyn
  8. jessemin
  9. jesserant
  10. jesserants
  11. jesses

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