Kota Baharu Syllabification: (Ko·ta Ba·ha·ru)Pronunciation: /ˈkōtə ˈbähəˌro͞o/Definition of Kota Baharu a city in Malaysia, on the eastern coast of the Malay Peninsula; population 277,300 (est. 2009). Kota Baharu in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Kota Baharu in the British & World English dictionary