Sandakan

[ sahn-dah-kahn, san-dah-kuh n ]

/ sɑnˈdɑ kɑn, sænˈdɑ kən /

a city in NE Sabah, in E Malaysia.

Example sentences from the Web for sandakan

The shade temperature at Sandakan ordinarily ranges from 72 to 94 F.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 |Various
He is expected to arrive to-morrow from Sandakan, but I fear we shall just miss him.

The Last Voyage |Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
The harbor of Sandakan is one of the finest in the world; a correct chart of the same is published.

The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido |Henry Keppel
Agencies of Singapore Banks have since been established at Sandakan.

British Borneo |W. H. Treacher

The sale of the opium privilege in Sandakan alone nets the government, so I was informed, something over $500,000 annually.

Where the Strange Trails Go Down |E. Alexander Powell

Sandakan

/ (sɑːnˈdɑːkɑːn) /

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