"KL" meaning in English

See KL in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /keɪ ɛl/
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} KL
  1. (Malaysia) Initialism of Kuala Lumpur. Tags: Malaysia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Kuala Lumpur
    Sense id: en-KL-en-name-oUBHoHMQ Categories (other): Malaysian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Kuala Lumpur Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 74 11 7 2 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 8 5 2 5 Disambiguation of Kuala Lumpur: 97 3
  2. (India) Initialism of Kerala. Tags: India, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Kerala Categories (place): Kerala
    Sense id: en-KL-en-name-HD11yogQ Disambiguation of Kerala: 38 62 Categories (other): Indian English
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          "ref": "1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 159:",
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