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SABAH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia; located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo
Synonyms:
North Borneo; Sabah
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
Malaysian state (one of the several states constituting Malaysia)
Meronyms (members of "Sabah"):
Sabahan (a Malaysian from Sabah)
Holonyms ("Sabah" is a part of...):
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)
Derivation:
Sabahan (of or pertaining to Sabah or its people)
