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Penang Definition–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. | |
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island of Malaysia, lying in the Strait of Malacca off the northwest coast of peninsular Malaya, from which it is separated by a narrow strait whose smallest width is 2.5 miles (4 km). Penang Island ...
George Town
leading port of Malaysia, situated on a triangular promontory in the northeastern sector of the island of Penang (Pinang). Its sheltered harbour is separated from the west coast of Peninsular (West) ...
betel
either of two different plants whose fruit is used in combination for chewing, or masticatory, purposes throughout wide areas of southern Asia and the East Indies. Betel chewing is a habit of an ...
Raffles, Sir Stamford
In Penang, which had been established to give Britain a foothold in the Dutch-held East Indies, Raffles shaped his career by an intensive exploration into the language, history, and culture of the ...
Straits Settlements
former British crown colony on the Strait of Malacca, comprising four trade centres, Penang, Singapore, Malacca, and Labuan, established or taken over by the British East India Company. The British ...
Light, Francis
British naval officer who was responsible for acquiring Penang (Pinang) Island in the Strait of Malacca as a British naval base.Butterworth
town, on the northwest coast of West Malaysia (Malaya). It lies along the Perai River estuary and faces the port of George Town on Penang Island, which lies 2 miles (3 km) east across the Penang ...
Teluk Intan
port, northwestern Peninsular (West) Malaysia. It lies on a deltaic peninsula formed by the confluence of the Perak and Bidor rivers. Formerly called Telong Melintang, the port was renamed in the ...
Yala
town, extreme southern Thailand. Yala is a modern commercial centre on the Pattani River, which flows north into the Gulf of Thailand. The town is also located on the Bangkok-Singapore railway and ...
Malaysia
Malaysia comprises 13 states and 3 federal territories. Each state has its own written constitution, legislative assembly, and executive council, which is responsible to the legislative assembly and ...
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... so stick to Bahasa Malaysia only, said the Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage Ministry in warning the Penang Government not to use language to...
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TheStar.com.my - Found Oct. 27, 2008
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TheStar.com.my - Found Oct. 26, 2008
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Bernama - Found Oct. 24, 2008
PENANG, Oct 24 (Bernama) -- The Penang state government has approved the putting up road signs in different languages, in addition to Bahasa ...
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TheStar.com.my - Found Oct. 22, 2008
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