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SARAWAK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sarawak mean?
• SARAWAK (noun)
The noun SARAWAK has 1 sense:
1. the largest state in Malaysia; located on the northwest of the island of Borneo
Familiarity information: SARAWAK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The largest state in Malaysia; located on the northwest of the island of Borneo
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
Malaysian state (one of the several states constituting Malaysia)
Meronyms (members of "Sarawak"):
Sarawakian (a native or inhabitant of Sarawak)
Holonyms ("Sarawak" is a part of...):
Borneo; Kalimantan (3rd largest island in the world; in the western Pacific to the north of Java; largely covered by dense jungle and rain forest; part of the Malay Archipelago)
East Malaysia (the part of Malaysia that is on the island of Borneo)
Derivation:
Sarawakian (of or relating to Sarawak or its people)
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