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johor bahru

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
jo-hor bahru
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of Johor, Malaysia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay Johor Bahru.

Inflected Forms

Johor Baharu (alternative)

Questions

What does johor bahru mean?
The capital city of Johor, Malaysia.
Where does johor bahru come from?
Borrowed from Malay Johor Bahru.

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