Definitions

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  • proper noun The state capital of Pahang (Malaysia).

Etymologies

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From Malay Kuantan.

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Examples

  • Pahang FA is based in Kuantan, Pahang state capital.

    Pahang FA shirt/kits 2006-07 Malaysia Super League Azmie aka switch image 2007

  • Pahang FA is based in Kuantan, Pahang state capital.

    Archive 2007-11-01 Azmie aka switch image 2007

  • But Fuziah Salleh, the representation for Kuantan in Malaysia's Parliament and an opponent of the project, said the waste still would be too risky for use in the country and suggested it be kept in a nuclear-style storage facility.

    Malaysia Stalls New Project David Fickling 2011

  • They were stationed at Khota Baru and Kuantan, and once the Japanese attacked they were one of the first units to go into action in the Pacific War.

    THE OTHER COMMONWEALTH PRISONER OF WAR 2009

  • Gebeng is on the fringes of Kuantan, a port city of around 500,000 on the steamy east coast of the Malaysian peninsula.

    Malaysia Stalls New Project David Fickling 2011

  • Ms. Kartika, who lives in Singapore, was caught drinking beer at a hotel in Kuantan, in Pahang state on Dec. 11, by religious authorities during a raid.

    Severity of Islamic Law Fuels Debate in Malaysia 2009

  • Ms. Kartika, who lives in Singapore, was caught drinking beer at a hotel in Kuantan, in Malaysia's Pahang state, during a raid in 2007 by religious authorities.

    Woman in Malaysia Caning Sentence Freed 2009

  • Their home stadium is Darulmakmur Stadium (capacity 40,000), Kuantan, Pahang.

    Pahang FA shirt/kits 2006-07 Malaysia Super League Azmie aka switch image 2007

  • Their home stadium is Darulmakmur Stadium (capacity 40,000), Kuantan, Pahang.

    Archive 2007-11-01 Azmie aka switch image 2007

  • Lakshmi and her husband arrive after daybreak and reach Kuantan before darkness falls on the same day and Lakshmi has time to clean up her new house before dark.

    Archive 2004-12-01 Sharon Bakar 2004

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