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Sarawak

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Sa·ra·wak  (s-räwäk, -wk, -wä)
A region of Malaysia on northwest Borneo. A British protectorate after 1888 and a crown colony after 1946, it joined Malaysia in 1963.
Sarawak [səˈrɑːwək]
n
(Placename) 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.: 2 012 616 (2000). Area: about 121 400 sq. km (48 250 sq. miles)
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Noun1.Sarawak - a region of Malaysia on northwestern BorneoSarawak - a region of Malaysia on northwestern 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
Sarawakian - a native or inhabitant of Sarawak
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In a separate move police also arrested 17 people, including Penan and other indigenous groups, for mounting a demonstration against a proposed dam in Sarawak state on Malaysian Borneo which will force mass relocations.
Malaysian police tear down Penan tribe's anti-logging blockades by AFP / AFP Global Edition
A six-hour power failure across Malaysia's Sarawak state on Borneo island caused chaos and plunged more than two million people into darkness, reports said on Sunday.
Malaysian power outage plunges two million into darkness by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
A relatively isolated region averaging 1000 meters in elevation, the highlands are linked by logging roads to the coast on the Sarawak and Sabah sides, but only linked by air to the lowlands of East Kalimantan.
Past meets future: a trans-border forum for a sustainable future for ... by Eghenter, Cristina; Langub, Jayl / Borneo Research Bulletin
 
 
 
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