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Sa⋅ra⋅wak

[suh-rah-wahk, -wah]
–noun
a state in the federation of Malaysia, on NW Borneo: formerly a British crown colony (1946–63) and British protectorate (1888–1946). 977,013; ab. 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km). Capital: Kuching.
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Sa·ra·wak   (sə-rä'wäk, -wāk, -wä)   
A region of Malaysia on northwest Borneo. A British protectorate after 1888 and a crown colony after 1946, it joined Malaysia in 1963.
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