Palembang

[ pah-lem-bahng ]

/ ˌpɑ lɛmˈbɑŋ /

a city in SE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.

Example sentences from the Web for palembang

Amongst the people of Palembang themselves this language (the character of which they employ) is mixed with the common Javan.

The History of Sumatra |William Marsden
Palembang on the lower swampy course of the River Musi has a floating suburb of this sort.

Influences of Geographic Environment |Ellen Churchill Semple
Here I stayed a day or two, until I could obtain a boat to take me across the straits, and up the river to Palembang.

The Malay Archipelago |Alfred Russell Wallace
The former are said to be pretty numerous, especially in that part of the country which lies between Palembang and Jambi.

Embassy to the Eastern Courts of Cochin-China, Siam, and Muscat |Edmund Roberts

They are received by the natives of the district (Palembang) and made rajas.

A Manual of the Malay language |William Edward Maxwell

Palembang

/ (pɑːˈlɛmbɑːŋ) /

a port in W Indonesia, in S Sumatra; oil refineries; university (1955). Pop: 1 451 419 (2000)