Jesselton
English
editEtymology
editNamed after British businessman Charles Jessel, who was vice-chairman of the British North Borneo Company (1903-1909).
Proper noun
editJesselton
- The former name of Kota Kinabalu, the capital city of Sabah, Malaysia.
Synonyms
editMalay
editEtymology
editProper noun
editJesselton
- Jesselton (the former name of Kota Kinabalu, the capital city of Sabah, Malaysia)
Synonyms
editCategories:
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Cities in Sabah
- en:Cities in Malaysia
- en:State capitals of Malaysia
- en:Places in Sabah
- en:Places in Malaysia
- Malay terms borrowed from English
- Malay terms derived from English
- Malay lemmas
- Malay proper nouns
- ms:Cities in Sabah
- ms:Cities in Malaysia
- ms:State capitals of Malaysia
- ms:Places in Sabah
- ms:Places in Malaysia