Padang

[ pah-dahng ]

/ pɑˈdɑŋ /

a seaport in W central Sumatra, in W Indonesia.

Example sentences from the Web for padang

Then, before the harbor at Padang, I went aboard the Lyn in my well and carefully preserved uniform and declared my intentions.

New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 |Various
In its ancient form the maternal communal family has notably persisted among the Padang Highlanders of Sumatra.

The Position of Woman in Primitive Society |C. Gasquoine Hartley
To the northward of Padang there is a plain which has evidently been, in former times, a bay.

The History of Sumatra |William Marsden
The pepper trade of the ports to the northward of Padang, has ceased to be a profitable one, and is now neglected.

Trade and Travel in the Far East |G. F. Davidson

That coast is indented with bays, on one of which is the Dutch capital, Padang.

From Egypt to Japan |Henry M. Field

padang

/ (ˈpædæŋ) /

(in Malaysia) a playing field

from Malay: plain

Padang

/ (ˈpɑːdɑːŋ) /

a port in W Indonesia, in W Sumatra at the foot of the Padang Highlands on the Indian Ocean. Pop: 713 242 (2000)