Sarawak

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Sarawak

/saraˈwak/ Malaysia
/ˈsæɹəwæk/ UK
/ˈsɑːɹəwæk/ UK
/səˈrɑːwək/ UK

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Borrowed from Malay Sarawak.

proper noun

A state in eastern Malaysia. Capital: Kuching. In other parts of the Nanyang the Chinese were never prominent in Communist Parties except, later, in Sarawak, where the local Chinese Communist faction attempted with little success to gain control of the Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (S.U.P.P.), a party largely Chinese-supported, which emerged as
historical A former country in Southeast Asia; the "Kingdom of Sarawak" from 1841 to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's annexation of it in 1946.

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name state in Malaysia

한국어	사라왁 sarawak
日本語	サラワク Sarawaku
中文	沙撈越 /沙捞越 Shālāoyuè
हिन्दी	सारावाक sārāvāk
Português	Sarawak
Русский	Саравáк Saravák
العربية	سراوق, ساراواك

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"Sarawak." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sarawak. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Sarawak. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sarawak

Chicago

"Sarawak." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sarawak.

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@misc{sarawak_2026,
  title = {Sarawak},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sarawak},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}