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Kuala Lumpur
(kwä′lə lo̵om po̵or′)
capital of Malaysia, in SW Peninsular Malaysia: pop. 938,000
See Kuala Lumpur in American Heritage Dictionary 4
The capital and largest city of Malaysia, on the southwest Malay Peninsula northwest of Singapore. Founded by tin miners in 1857, it is the commercial and industrial hub of the country. Population: 1,290,000.
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