Sandakan

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proper noun

The capital city of Sandakan district, Sabah, Malaysia.

OriginMalay Sandakan →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital city of Sandakan district, Sabah, Malaysia.
  2. A district of Sabah, Malaysia
  3. A division of Sabah, Malaysia

Origin

  1. MalaySandakan
  2. EnglishSandakan

Borrowed from Malay Sandakan, from Tausug sanda' (“to pawn”) + -kan. Literally, “the place that was pawned”.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 山打根
  • 山打根 (Shāndǎgēn)city, district, and division in Sabah, Malaysia
Japanese サンダカン
  • サンダカン (Sandakan)city, district, and division in Sabah, Malaysia
Malay Sandakan
  • Sandakancity, district, and division in Sabah, Malaysia
Cite this entry
APA

Sandakan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sandakan

MLA

“Sandakan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sandakan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sandakan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sandakan.

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