Sandakan

[ sahn-dah-kahn, san-dah-kuhn ]

noun

1. a city in NE Sabah, in E Malaysia.

Sandakan

/ sɑːnˈdɑːkɑːn /

noun

1. a port in Malaysia, on the NE coast of Sabah: capital (until 1947) of North Borneo. Pop: 347 334 (2000)

Example Sentences

Death marches also occurred in Sandakan on Borneo island.

From Reuters

Instead, officials for the Seattle-based, Carnival Corp. subsidiary have rerouted the ship to stop in Sandakan, Malaysia, on Feb. 10, a spokesperson told Fox News on Wednesday.

From Fox News

Shreyas Iyer’s wicket for 4 put India in a bit of hole as spinner Lakshan Sandakan took 3-35 in four overs.

From Seattle Times

Indeed, the focus should be on saving populations in existing forests, says Robert Ong, who leads the Natural Forest Management program at the Forest Research Centre of the Sabah Forestry Department in Sandakan.

From Science Magazine

He put on 75 in an eighth-wicket stand with captain Lasitha Malinga, then added a further 95 for Sri Lanka’s last two wickets with tailenders Lakshan Sandakan and Nuwan Pradeep.

From Seattle Times