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Kelantan

Kelantan proper noun: a state in western Malaysia. Capital: Kota Bharu.

Proper noun

Kelantan

  1. A state in western Malaysia. Capital: Kota Bharu.
    • Anne Talbot looked demurely ravishing, as was her intention, in a very low-cut evening frock of bottle-green, choker of Kelantan silver, earrings in the shape of krises.1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 292
  2. A major river in Kelantan, Malaysia.

Kelantan meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Arabic and Malay

Kelantan in Tamil

state in Malaysia
கிளந்தான் kiḷantāṉ

Kelantan in Marathi

state in Malaysia
कलांतान kalāntān

Kelantan in Arabic

state in Malaysia
كِلَنتَن

Kelantan in Malay

state in Malaysia
Kelantan
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Kelantan in Indonesian
Kelantan
Kelantan in Thai
กลันตัน Klantan

Origin of Kelantan

Unadapted borrowing from Malay Kelantan.

Words formed from Kelantan

Questions about Kelantan

What does Kelantan mean?
Kelantan means a state in western Malaysia. Capital: Kota Bharu.
What is Kelantan in Tamil?
Kelantan in Tamil is கிளந்தான் (kiḷantāṉ). See Kelantan meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Kelantan?
Kelantan is a proper noun.

Words near Kelantan in the dictionary

  1. Kelabits
  2. Kelaihuttaa
  3. Kelamayi
  4. kelampayoside
  5. Kelan
  6. Kelantan
  7. Kelantanese
  8. kelb-el-bahr
  9. Kelbrey
  10. Kelbrook
  11. Kelbrook and Sough

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