Sarawak (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The largest state in Malaysia; located on the northwest of the island of Borneo
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
Malaysian state (one of the several states constituting Malaysia)
Meronyms (members of "Sarawak"):
Sarawakian (a native or inhabitant of Sarawak)
Holonyms ("Sarawak" 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:
Sarawakian (of or relating to Sarawak or its people)