istanan.
/ᵻˈstɑːnə/ In Malay kingdoms, a ruler's palace.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > dwelling of king or ruler > [noun]
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1839 T. J. Newbold Polit. & Statist. Acct. Straits of Malacca II. viii. 90 He married Tuanku Itam..and proceeded to his astánah in Srimenanti.
1907 F. A. Swettenham Brit. Malaya xiii. 315 The Sultan's astâna or palace.. surrounds on three sides a court of sand.
1927 R. J. H. Sidney In Brit. Malaya To-day xxiii. 271 His [sc. the Sultan's] Istana at Klang is filled with work done by his own hand.
1965 Festival Malaysia 1965: Cal. of Events 6/1 The Investiture Ceremony held in the afternoon at the Istana in Sri-Menanti is followed by a Garden Party in the evening.
1972 Sunday Times (Kuala Lumpur) 30 Apr. 5/2 The Yang di-Pertuan Agong today presented awards to 76 people at an investiture ceremony at the Istana Negara.
1972 Straits Times (Malaysia) 24 Nov. 20/6 This Istana in the village of Bandar was the residence of Sultan Abdul Samad in the middle of the nineteenth century.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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