Selangor
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- proper noun
- PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE): FIG. 8 -- The Kuala Lumpur City Center, with the Petronas Towers, a new midtown built on the former Selangor Turf.
- Selangor, Malaysia
Examples
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My name is Joyce, and I'm currently residing in Selangor, Malaysia.
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These traders settled mainly in the more industrialised states on the west coast of the peninsula, in Penang, Perak, Selangor, and Negeri Sembilan.
Academic text (2018) -
Marsha Maung is a freelance graphic designer and copywriter who works from her home in Selangor, Malaysia.
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On the other hand, Pokkali was a well-known salt-resistant cultivar and was used as a positive control. Soil for this experiment was collected from a rice field in Tanjung Karang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Academic text (2014) -
Address correspondence to Aminah Ahmad, Centre for Extension and Continuing Education, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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During the 1980s, the 100-acre Selangor Turf Club, just north of the city's Golden Triangle, was chosen as the site of the KLCC, now home to the Petronas Towers and a dozen other signature high-rise office and hotel complexes.
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I visited Selangor, Malaysia, during my holiday last year and enjoyed its beautiful beaches.
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Selangor is known for its vibrant culture and delicious cuisine that attracts many tourists.
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The royal palace in Selangor is an impressive landmark that represents the state's rich history.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Selangor comes from the Malay language and was originally the name of a river or small village in that area. A helpful way to remember Selangor is to think of it like other place names taken from rivers, such as Avon, so the state keeps the old local place name.