<?php
$arrayBlacklist = ["Kota Administrasi", "Kota","Kab.","KAB", "KOTA", "Kabupaten"];
$trans = array_fill_keys($arrayBlacklist, '');
$cities = [
"Kota Jakarta Selatan",
"Kota Administrasi Selatan",
"Kab. What Kota Kab.",
"KOTA Kota Coca Cola",
];
foreach ($cities as $city) {
var_export(
preg_replace('/\s{2,}/', ' ', trim(strtr($city, $trans)))
);
echo "\n";
}
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