Sabah

Sa·bah  (säbä)

A region of Malaysia in northeast Borneo. Sabah was a British protectorate, originally controlled by the British North Borneo Company, from the early 1800s until it became part of Malaysia in 1963.

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Sabah [ˈsɑːbɑː]

n

(Placename) a state of Malaysia, occupying N Borneo and offshore islands in the South China and Sulu Seas: became a British protectorate in 1888; gained independence and joined Malaysia in 1963. Capital: Kota Kinabalu. Pop.: 2 449 389 (2000). Area: 76 522 sq. km (29 545 sq. miles) Former name (until 1963) North Borneo

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Sabah - a region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo North Borneo 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 Sabahan - a Malaysian from Sabah