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Tanjung Rambutan

Tanjung Rambutan proper noun: a town in Kinta district, Perak, Malaysia.

Proper noun

Tanjung Rambutan

  1. A town in Kinta district, Perak, Malaysia.
  2. (Malaysia, colloquial, informal, specifically) the Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta, formerly known as the Tanjung Rambutan Asylum, a psychiatric hospital.
  3. (Malaysia, colloquial, informal, metonymically, offensive) (used to refer to mental illness)

Tanjung Rambutan meaning in Malay

Tanjung Rambutan in Malay

town in Malaysia
Tanjung Rambutan

Origin of Tanjung Rambutan

Borrowed from Malay Tanjung Rambutan. Sense 3 refers to the notorious reputation of the psychiatric hospital located there as associated with people with mental illnesses.

Questions about Tanjung Rambutan

What does Tanjung Rambutan mean?
Tanjung Rambutan means a town in Kinta district, Perak, Malaysia.
What is Tanjung Rambutan in Malay?
Tanjung Rambutan in Malay is Tanjung Rambutan. See Tanjung Rambutan meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is Tanjung Rambutan?
Tanjung Rambutan is a proper noun.

Words near Tanjung Rambutan in the dictionary

  1. tanjongs
  2. Tanjore
  3. tanjung
  4. Tanjung Aru
  5. Tanjung Priok
  6. Tanjung Rambutan
  7. Tanjung Selor
  8. Tanjungbalai
  9. Tanjungkarang
  10. Tanjungpinang
  11. Tanjungpriok

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