Labuan

[ lah-boo-ahn ]

/ ˌlɑ buˈɑn /

noun

an island off the W coast of Sabah: part of Sabah state, E Malaysia: a free port. 35 sq. mi. (90.65 sq. km).

Example sentences from the Web for labuan

Fortunately the town lay in our track, as we were about to proceed to Labuan, and from thence to Manilla.

Borneo and the Indian Archipelago |Frank S. Marryat
After the Labuan failure, however, one is disposed not to be over-sanguine in such matters.

The Last Voyage |Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
Leaving this railroad center early the next morning we arrived, before dark, at our last stop in Borneo, Labuan.

Wanderings in the Orient |Albert M. Reese
The Island of Labuan upon which the town of the same name is situated lies just off the northwest coast of Borneo.

Wanderings in the Orient |Albert M. Reese

Sir James, however, was soon after deprived of the governorship of Labuan, and the head-money was abolished.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for labuan

Labuan

/ (ləˈbuːən) /

noun

an island off the NW coast of Borneo, forming a federal territory of Malaysia: part of the Straits Settlements until 1946, when transferred to North Borneo. Chief town: Victoria (or Labuan). Area: 98 sq km (38 sq miles)

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