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Pe⋅nang

  [pi-nang, -nahng, pee-nahng]
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–noun
1. an island in SE Asia, off the W coast of the Malay Peninsula. 110 sq. mi. (285 sq. km).
2. a state including this island and parts of the adjacent mainland: now part of Malaysia; formerly one of the Straits Settlements and part of the former Federation of Malaya. 911,586; 400 sq. mi. (1036 sq. km). Capital: Georgetown.
Malay, Pinang.
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  1. also Pi·nang or Pe·nang (pə-näng', pē'näng') A city of western Malaysia on Pinang Island in the Strait of Malacca. It is a leading seaport. Population: 180,000.

  2. See Georgetown.

Pe·nang   (pə-nāng', pē'näng')   
See George Town.
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