Pon·ti·a·nak (p n t -ä näk) A city of western Borneo, Indonesia, at the northern edge of the Kapuas River delta. Capital of a sultanate founded in 1772, it later became a major gold-exporting center. Population: 502,000. |
pontianak [ˌpɒntɪˈɑːnæk]
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(Myth & Legend / Non-European Myth & Legend) (in Malay folklore) a female vampire; the ghost of a woman who has died in childbirth
[from Malay]
Pontianak [ˌpɒntɪˈɑːnæk]
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(Placename) a port in Indonesia, on W coast of Borneo almost exactly on the equator. Pop.: 409 632 (1995 est.)
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