macassar

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1. a former name of Ujung Pandang.

noun

1. a seaport on SW Sulawesi (Celebes), in central Indonesia.

noun

1. a variant spelling of Makassar

noun

1. the former name (1971–1999) for Makassar

noun

1. a port in central Indonesia, on SW Sulawesi: an important native port before Portuguese (16th century) and Dutch (17th century) control; capital of the Dutch East Indies (1946–49); a major Indonesian distribution and transshipment port. Pop: 1 100 019 (2000)Former name (1971–99): Ujung Pandang

especially in Macassar oil (1809), hair tonic originally advertised as made from materials obtained from Macassar (1660s), name of a district on the island of Celebes (modern Sulawesi); from native Mangkasara.