Pontianak


[pon-tee-ah-nahk] /ˌpɒn tiˈɑ nɑk/

noun
1.
(def 2).
[pon-tee-ah-nahk] /ˌpɒn tiˈɑ nɑk/
noun
1.
a seaport on W Kalimantan (Borneo), in central Indonesia.
/ˌpɒntɪˈɑːnæk/
noun
1.
(in Malay folklore) a female vampire; the ghost of a woman who has died in childbirth
/ˌpɒntɪˈɑːnæk/
noun
1.
a port in Indonesia, on W coast of Borneo almost exactly on the equator. Pop: 464 534 (2000)

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