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Kinabalu

Kinabalu proper noun: the highest mountain in Malaysia, located in the state of Sabah.

Proper noun

Kinabalu

  1. The highest mountain in Malaysia, located in the state of Sabah.
  2. (historical) A former electoral constituency in Sabah, Malaysia.

Origin of Kinabalu

From Central Dusun Kinabalu, either a contraction from Aki Nabalu "a revered place for the dead", or ki- (“having”) + nabalu (“mountain”).

Words formed from Kinabalu

Questions about Kinabalu

What does Kinabalu mean?
Kinabalu means the highest mountain in Malaysia, located in the state of Sabah.
What part of speech is Kinabalu?
Kinabalu is a proper noun.

Words near Kinabalu in the dictionary

  1. Kin-sha
  2. Kin-sha Kiang
  3. Kin-sha-kiang
  4. Kin-tcheou
  5. kina
  6. Kinabalu
  7. Kinabatangan
  8. kinaestheses
  9. kinaesthesia
  10. kinaesthesias
  11. kinaesthesiometer

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