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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of west-central Sumatra, Indonesia, on the Indian Ocean. It is a major port, trading in tea, coffee, and spices.
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PADANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - Markets reopened and some children attended school in the shattered port city of Padang on Monday, but no hope remained for some inland villages which would be left as mass graves.
Reuters: Top News 2009
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AFP/Getty Images People try to reach their relatives by cellphone as they flee to higher ground in Padang, West Sumatra, on October 25, 2010 after an earthquake triggered a tsunami.
Quake Triggers Tsunami Yayu Yuniar 2010
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A devastating earthquake in Padang city last September prompted the government to improve its rapid response and early warning systems.
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A call from some ulema, or religious councils, for a ban on smoking will be discussed at the meeting in Padang Panjang, around 870 km (540 miles) north west of the capital Jakarta.
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A devastating earthquake in Padang city last September prompted the government to improve its rapid response and early warning systems.
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According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, they did measure a little bit of a tsunami in a place called Padang which is north just about due north of that red dot.
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Associated Press writers John Nedi in Padang, and Niniek Karmini and Irwan Firdaus in Jakarta contributed to this report.
Indonesia Hit By Tsunami, Volcanic Eruption By SLAMET RIYADI 2010
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The city is called Padang, the coastal capital of western Sumatra.
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The city is called Padang, the coastal capital of Western Sumatra.
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The city is called Padang, the coastal capital of western Sumatra.
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