# Medan

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #57,554

## Definitions
1. The capital and largest city of North Sumatra, Indonesia.

## Etymology
From Malay, said to be from Tamil மைதானம் (maitāṉam, “ground”). More at Medan.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/medan