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Sarawak
[ suh-rah-wahk, -wah ]
noun
- a state in the federation of Malaysia, on NW Borneo: formerly a British crown colony (1946鈥63) and British protectorate (1888鈥1946). About 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km). : Kuching.
Sarawak
/ 蝉蓹藞谤蓱藧飞蓹办 /
noun
- a state of Malaysia, on the NW coast of Borneo on the South China Sea: granted to Sir James Brooke by the Sultan of Brunei in 1841 as a reward for helping quell a revolt; mainly agricultural. Capital: Kuching. Pop: 2聽071聽506 (2000). Area: about 124聽449 sq km (48聽050 sq miles)
Example Sentences
Born in Sarawak, Ms Rewcastle Brown has two grown sons with husband Andrew Brown, a media strategist and former journalist who is the younger brother of former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Vietnam would like a regional grid so it could sell clean energy, such as from offshore wind, to its neighbors while the Malaysian province of Sarawak is looking to sell its hydropower to neighboring Indonesia.
Anwar cited the proximity of Nusantara to Malaysia鈥檚 Sabah and Sarawak states and federal territories on Borneo island, saying the new capital鈥檚 growth will benefit the region鈥檚 economy.
The new capital could boost regional development, Anwar said, with the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak located in the Malaysian part of Borneo island.
They promised to improve development in the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak in Borneo island.
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