| situate | vt (fml) locate, site, memilih lokasi: they ~d the new capital away from the coastline, mereka memilih lokasi ibu kota yg baru, jauh dr pantai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| firing | n 1. a. act of discharging firearm, penembakan; b. exchange of shots, tembak-menembak: ~ is still going on in the streets of the capital, tembak-menembak masih berlaku di jalan-jalan ibu kota itu; c. sound of discharge of firearm, (bunyi) tembakan: ~ could be heard in the distance, kedengaran bunyi tembakan di kejauhan; 2. process of baking, pembakaran: the ~ of pottery, pembakaran tembikar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| provincial | adj 1. of a province, wilayah: the ~ government, kerajaan wilayah; the ~ capital, ibu kota wilayah; 2. of the provinces, daerah luar ibu negeri: Reading is a ~ university, Universiti Reading ialah Universiti daerah luar ibu negeri; a ~ accent, loghat daerah luar ibu negeri; 3. (usu derog) unsophisticated, limited, kedaerahan: his outlook on morality is very ~, pandangannya thdp moral sangat kedaerahan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| once | 2. in the past, (pd) suatu masa dulu, pd zaman dulu; (fml) pd zaman dahulu; (fml & formerly) dahulu kala; (esp on one occasion) pernah: the ~ famous singer died in poverty, penyanyi yg satu masa dulu sangat terkenal itu mati dlm kemiskinan; Winchester was ~ the capital of England, dahulu kala bandar Winchester ialah ibu kota England; he ~ said..., dia pernah mengatakan...; ~ I saw a hornbill sitting in that tree, pernah saya lihat seekor burung kenyalang hinggap di pokok itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| region | n 1. area, kawasan: the wine-growing ~s of France, kawasan tanaman anggur di Perancis; tropical ~s, kawasan-kawasan tropika; 2. area of the body, bahagian: the lower ~ of the abdomen, bahagian bawah abdomen; the lumbar ~, bahagian lumbar; 3. sphere of activity, interest, etc, bidang: the ~ of philosophy, bidang falsafah; 4. area outside that of the capital city, daerah, kawasan luar ibu kota; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| capital 1 | adj 1. punishable by death, hukum bunuh: ~ offence, kesalahan hukum bunuh; 2. extremely serious, besar: ~ error, kesilapan besar; 3. (of letter) besar: ~ letter, huruf besar; 4. (econ) modal: ~ accumulation, penumpukan modal; ~ flight, larian modal; ~ formation, pembentukan modal; ~ reserve, /cadangan, rezab/ modal; authorised ~, modal dibenarkan; 5. chief, ibu: ~ city, ibu kota; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| isolation | n 1. state of being, a. (cut off from other people, places, etc) keterasingan: the ~ of city life, keterasingan hidup di kota ; b. (alone, lonely) kesepian, kesunyian, (keadaan) /terasing, terpencil/: unwed mothers who live a miserable life in ~, ibu-ibu yg tdk berkahwin yg hidup dlm kesedihan dan kesepian; 2. act, process of, a. (causing so. to be cut of from others because of disease) pengasingan: ~ is the only method of controlling the spread of the disease, pengasingan ialah satu-satunya cara utk mengawal merebaknya penyakit tersebut; ~ ward, wad pengasingan; b. (alienating) pemulauan; c. (separating from other substances) mengasingkan: the ~ of a cancer cell, pengasingan sel kanser; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| formerly | adv dahulu(nya), dulu(nya): he was ~ wealthy, dahulu dia kaya-raya; Kota Kinabalu, ~ Jesselton, is the capital of Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, dulunya Jesselton, ialah ibu negeri Sabah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| or | conj atau, ataupun; (meaning “otherwise”) kalau tidak: tea ~ coffee, teh atau kopi; I don’t have any relatives ~ friends, saya tdk ada saudara-mara atau sahabat handai; are your parents home ~ are they still at work?, ibu bapa kamu ada di rumah atau masih di pejabat?; he didn’t know whether he should stay ~ leave, dia tdk tahu sama ada dia harus tinggal di situ atau pergi dr tempat itu; Jesselton, ~ Kota Kinabalu as it is now called..., Jesselton, atau Kota Kinabalu sebagaimana yg disebut sekarang...; semantics, ~ the study of the meaning of words, semantik, ataupun kajian ttg makna kata; don’t move ~ (else) I’ll shoot, jangan bergerak kalau tidak saya tembak; hurry up, ~ we’ll miss the bus, cepat, kalau tidak kita akan ketinggalan bas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |