Kinabatangan

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proper noun

A town and capital of Kinabatangan Diatrict, Sandakan Division, Sabah, Malaysia

OriginMalay Kinabatangan →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town and capital of Kinabatangan Diatrict, Sandakan Division, Sabah, Malaysia
  2. Semporna (a district of Sandakan Division, Sabah, Malaysia)
  3. A river in Sandakan Division, Sabah, Malaysia

Origin

  1. MalayCina
  2. Malaybatangan
  3. MalayCina batangan
  4. MalayKinabatangan
  5. EnglishKinabatangan

Borrowed from Malay Kinabatangan. Perhaps a corruption of "Cina batangan" (a Chinese estuary).

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Cite this entry
APA

Kinabatangan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kinabatangan

MLA

“Kinabatangan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kinabatangan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kinabatangan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kinabatangan.

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