Sa·ra·wak (s -rä wäk, -w k, -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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| Noun | 1. |  Sarawak - a region of Malaysia on northwestern BorneoBorneo, 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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