Labuan

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/ˈlɑːbuˌɑːn/

proper noun

A district in Banten, Indonesia.

OriginIndonesian Labuan ← Malay Labuan →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A district in Banten, Indonesia.
  2. A federal territory off Sabah, Malaysia.

Origin

  1. MalayLabuan
  2. IndonesianLabuan
  3. EnglishLabuan

From Indonesian Labuan and Malay Labuan.

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Translations

Arabic لابوان
  • لابوانfederal territory in Malaysia
Chinese Mandarin 納閩 /纳闽
  • 納閩 /纳闽 (Nàmǐn)federal territory in Malaysia
Japanese ラブアン
  • ラブアン (Rabuan)federal territory in Malaysia
Korean 라부안
  • 라부안 (Rabuan)federal territory in Malaysia
Russian Лабуан
  • Лабуан (Labuan)federal territory in Malaysia
Tamil லாபுவான்
  • லாபுவான் (lāpuvāṉ)federal territory in Malaysia
Thai ลาบวน
  • ลาบวน (laa-buuan)federal territory in Malaysia

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Bualan
Cite this entry
APA

Labuan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Labuan

MLA

“Labuan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Labuan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Labuan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Labuan.

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