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Medan

Where it comes from

From Malay, said to be from Tamil மைதானம் (maitāṉam, “ground”). More at Medan.

proper noun

  1. The capital and largest city of North Sumatra, Indonesia.

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name city in Indonesia

中文棉蘭 /棉兰 Miánlán
हिन्दीमेदान medān
PortuguêsMedã
FrançaisMedan
DeutschMedan
РусскийМеда́н Medán
العربيةميدان

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"Medan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/medan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Medan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/medan

Chicago

"Medan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/medan.

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@misc{medan_2026,
  title = {Medan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/medan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}