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Word: Penang
Speech Type: Noun
pɪˈnaŋ
an island of Malaysia, situated off the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. In 1786 it was ceded to the East India Company as a British colony by the sultan of Kedah. Known as Prince of Wales Island until 1867, it united with Malacca and Singapore in a union of 1826, which in 1867 became the British colony called the Straits Settlements. It joined the federation of Malaya in 1948.
Short Definition:island of Malaysia, situated off west coast of Malay Peninsula
- Pinang
Word: Penang
Speech Type: Other
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