North Borneo

(Placename) the former name (until 1963) of Sabah

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Sa•bah

(ˈsɑ bɑ)

n.

a state in Malaysia, on the N tip of Borneo: formerly a British crown colony. 1,736,902; 28,460 sq. mi. (73,710 sq. km). Cap.: Kota Kinabalu. Formerly, North Borneo.

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Noun

North Borneo - a region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo

Sabah

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

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The Federation of Malaya would afterwards be administered again by the British until its Independence in 1957, and later form Malaysia with Singapore, North Borneo (now Sabah), and Sarawak in 1963.

Robert Kuok: Politicians who say Japanese invaders liberated us from British 'racists'

The report, quoting the Eastern Sabah Security Command, stated that the kidnapped victims were 'all Filipinos from Badjao Samal tribe but based in Sabah, North Borneo.'

AFP verifies abduction of 10 Filipino fishermen off Sabah

A Cultural Office could also serve as a mechanism to assist Filipinos working and living in North Borneo, particularly providing them with social services that they currently do not have due to the standing claim of the Philippines on Sabah,' he said.

MinDA chief: Cultural, not consular, office in Sabah

Wendy then travelled to Sandakan in what was then British North Borneo and began to gather together everything needed for her clinic before setting off for her final destination of Tongud, 300 miles up the Kinabatangan River.

Wendy's amazing life story hits print and fulfils a dream; The amazing story of a Geordie nurse who worked in the remote jungle of Borneo which fascinated Journal readers in the 1960s has now been turned into a book. MIKE KELLY spoke to her

He probably doesn't know that during the presidential campaign in 2016, no less than President Rodrigo Duterte said he would pursue the country's claim over Sabah, which had been under the Sultanate of Sulu until it came under the administration of British North Borneo Co.

We have a claim over Sabah

1941 - Japanese troops begin invasion of North Borneo during the Second World War.

December 17, 1992: Russia and China set to expand military ties

Soriente follows the Ethnologue classification (North Sarawakan, North Borneo), but suggests that Punan Tuvu' can belong to the Kayan subgroup and points out that Punan Merap should be regarded as a Punan Tuvu' variant.

Petualangan Unjung dan Mbui Kuvong: Sastra lisan dan Kamus Punan Tuvu' dari Kalimantan

It marked the joining together of Malaya, North Borneo and Sarawak to form what is now Malaysia.

Malaysian expats in Dubai hold unity ride on Malaysia Day

On Borneo--more precisely the British Bornean territories of Sarawak, Brunei, and North Borneo (present-day Sabah)--Nick produced three monographs and 16 journal articles.

NICHOLAS TARLING (1931-2017): "The Burthen, the Risk, and the Glory": Nicholas Tarling, Britain, and Northern Borneo