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Sandakan

Sandakan proper noun: the capital city of Sandakan district, Sabah, Malaysia.

Proper noun

Sandakan

  1. The capital city of Sandakan district, Sabah, Malaysia.
  2. A district of Sabah, Malaysia
  3. A division of Sabah, Malaysia

Sandakan meaning in Malay

Sandakan in Malay

city, district, and division in Sabah, Malaysia
Sandakan

Origin of Sandakan

Borrowed from Malay Sandakan, from Tausug sanda' (“to pawn”) + -kan. Literally, “the place that was pawned”.

Questions about Sandakan

What does Sandakan mean?
Sandakan means the capital city of Sandakan district, Sabah, Malaysia.
What is Sandakan in Malay?
Sandakan in Malay is Sandakan. See Sandakan meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is Sandakan?
Sandakan is a proper noun.

Words near Sandakan in the dictionary

  1. Sandage
  2. Sandages
  3. Sandahl
  4. Sandahls
  5. sandak
  6. Sandakan
  7. sandaks
  8. sandal
  9. Sandal Magna
  10. sandal-wood
  11. Sandalan

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