Kuching

[ koo-ching ]

noun

1. a seaport in and capital of Sarawak state, in E Malaysia: capital of the former colony of Sarawak.

Kuching

/ ˈkuːtʃɪŋ /

noun

1. a port in E Malaysia, capital of Sarawak state, on the Sarawak River 24 km (15 miles) from its mouth. Pop: 152 310 (2000)

Example Sentences

Kuching means ‘Cat City’ in Malay; nobody will look sideways at those who hug street strays or shriek ‘pusspusspuss!’

From The Daily Beast

Frequent flights go to Kuching daily from Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.

From The Daily Beast

This company is very wealthy and owns the only steamship line, plying between Singapore and Kuching.

From Project Gutenberg

It would be difficult to imagine a more picturesque town than Kuching.

From Project Gutenberg

Tiger-cat, kuching-rimau (said to feed on vegetables as well as flesh).

From Project Gutenberg

The public offices and buildings of Kuching seem to be particularly suitable for this hot climate.

From Project Gutenberg

There did not seem to be any of the curious fire-tubes for producing fire which we had seen in the Museum at Kuching.

From Project Gutenberg