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  • The capital of the Malaysian state of Sarawak, on the northwest coast of Borneo. From 1841 to 1946 it was the seat of a princely state founded by British adventurer James Brooke (1803–1868).

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  • proper noun The state capital of Sarawak (Malaysia).

Etymologies

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From Malay Kuching, from kucing.

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Examples

  • There is much more, like the things I unearthed last Friday: a set of opium weights, an opium pipe, a carving of a nasty little man from, I think, Irian Jaya (though I bought it in Kuching, on Borneo) who is clutching his penis and a knife, and who seems to have real teeth.

    Summer Cleaning Heather McDougal 2009

  • Dayak fetish, purchased by the author in Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo

    Fetishes As Fetish Does Heather McDougal 2007

  • There will be other courses (I hope!) ... or I may one day open a branch in Kuching!

    Creative Writing Course Sharon Bakar 2005

  • Unfortunately, there is no good sushi to be found here in Kuching.

    An Interview with Hajime Sato 2009

  • I'm quite shattered that I can't take your course, it sounds VERY exciting, but I'm in Kuching.

    Creative Writing Course Sharon Bakar 2005

  • Matters here did not mend, for the wind had risen since we started, and the roar of the breakers on the shore recalled Kuching, and the comforts we had left behind us, most vividly to our minds.

    On the Equator Harry De Windt 1894

  • All forts in Sarawak are built of the same materials and on the same model as the above, excepting that at Kuching, which is of stone, and much larger.

    On the Equator Harry De Windt 1894

  • I first discovered the sundry delights of Kuching, which is the capital of the Malaysian state of Sarawak pronounced sah-RAH-wok several years ago.

    NYT > Home Page By DANIEL ROBINSON 2011

  • I first discovered the sundry delights of Kuching, which is the capital of the Malaysian state of Sarawak pronounced sah-RAH-wok several years ago.

    NYT > Home Page By DANIEL ROBINSON 2011

  • Unlike Kuching, which is relatively thriving, Sibu is hurting economically.

    Planet Malaysia 2010

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