Definition of Sabah

1. Noun. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.

Exact synonyms: North Borneo
Generic synonyms: District, Dominion, Territorial Dominion, Territory
Group relationships: Borneo, Kalimantan, East Malaysia
Member holonyms: Sabahan
Derivative terms: Sabahan

Definition of Sabah

1. Proper noun. A state in eastern Malaysia located at the Northern part of the Borneo island with the main city Kota Kinabalu as its capital. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sabah

Saamis
Saan
Saanen
Saanen goat
Saanen goats
Saanich
Saaniches
Saaremaa
Saarinen
Saarland
Saarlander
Sab.
Saba
Sabadell
Sabaean
Sabah
Sabahan
Sabaism
Sabal palmetto
Sabaoth
Sabari
Sabba-day
Sabbat
Sabbatarian
Sabbatarianism
Sabbatarianisms
Sabbatarians
Sabbath
Sabbath-day
Sabbath school

Literary usage of Sabah

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages by Thomas Keightley (1837)
"AH of Rei—His son Hassan sabah—Hassan sent to study at ... further means of clearing himself from the charge of heresy he sent his only son Hassan sabah* to ..."

2. Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves by Laura Riley, William Riley (2005)
"Malaysia also includes two states on the northern coast of Borneo—sabah and ... sabah DANUM VALLEY CONSERVATION AREA Many of sabah's rarest creatures ..."

3. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages by Thomas Keightley (1837)
"AH of Rei—His son Hassan sabah—Hassan sent to study at ... further means of clearing himself from the charge of heresy he sent his only son Hassan sabah* to ..."

4. Management of Secondary and Logged-over Forests in Indonesia: Selected by Plinio Sist, C. Sabogal, Yvonne Byron (1999)
"ICSB is a sabah-based company, managing a forest concession of about 900 000 hectares. In 1987, as part of its forest management effort, ICSB embarked on a ..."

5. Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei by Karl-Heinz Reger (1997)
"Their forefathers landed on sabah as early as the 15th century. Indians, Indonesians, Filipinos and Europeans also live in sabah. ..."

6. The History of the Assassins: Derived from Oriental Sources by Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall (1835)
"Establishment of the Order of the Assassins, and Reign of the first Grand Master, Hassan sabah. EGYPT, that extraordinary country, so distinguished from all ..."

7. A Valedictory Poem: Addressed to the Inhabitants of Rainsford's, George's by Frederick W. A. S. Brown (1819)
"... saw their early love, That bloom'd without alloy ; And snatch'd them to the realms above, To consummate their joy. Sacred to the memory of Miss sabah ..."

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