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Kedah

American  
[kay-dah] / ˈkeɪ dɑ /

noun

  1. a state in Malaysia, on the W central Malay Peninsula. 3,660 sq. mi. (9,480 sq. km). Alor Star.


Kedah British  
/ ˈkɛdə /

noun

  1. a state of NW Malaysia: under Thai control until it came under the British in 1909; the chief exports are rice, tin, and rubber. Capital: Alor Star. Pop: 1 648 756 (2000). Area: 9426 sq km (3639 sq miles)

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Kedah police chief Adzli Abu Shah told Malaysian media that the boat "carrying 90 people" is believed to have capsized three days ago.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2025

In 1026, Rajendra put his troops on merchants' ships and sacked Kedah, a Malay city that dominated the global trade in precious woods and spices.

From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2025

Wearing a mask and handcuffed, Samantha Jones, 51, was escorted by police into the courthouse in Alor Setar in the northern state of Kedah.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2020

They include Muhyiddin Yassin, a former deputy prime minister sacked last year after speaking out about the 1MDB affair, and Dr Mahathir’s son, Mukhriz, who used to run Kedah, a small northern state.

From Economist ● Sep. 15, 2016

Education among them is at a very low ebb; but the State of Kedah is beginning to awake to its advantages.

From The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird

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