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Sarawak

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Noun

1. sarawak

a region of Malaysia on northwestern Borneo

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Sarawak

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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: 2 071 506 (2000). Area: about 124 449 sq km (48 050 sq miles)

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Sarawak

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state of Malaysia, occupying NC & NW Borneo: 48,050 sq mi (124,449 sq km); pop. 1,648,000; cap. Kuching

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Sarawak

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A region of Malaysia on northwest Borneo. A British protectorate after 1888 and a crown colony after 1946, it joined Malaysia in 1963.

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