Negri Sembilan

American  

[ney-gree sem-bee-lahn, sem-bee-lahn, nuh-gree] / ˈneɪ gri sɛmˈbi lɑn, ˌsɛm biˈlɑn, nəˈgri /

noun

1. a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 2,580 sq. mi. (6,682 sq. km). Seremban.

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Negri Sembilan British  

/ ˈnɛɡrɪ sɛmˈbiːlən /

noun

1. a state of S Peninsular Malaysia: mostly mountainous, with large areas under paddy and rubber. Capital: Seremban. Pop: 859 924 (2000). Area: 6643 sq km (2565 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Negri Sembilan criminal investigations officer Ass Supt Chong Mee Chyi, said when the family checked in they contacted the management when they realised the window could not be closed securely.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2020

On his wrist he wore a bamboo bracelet, given by the aborigines of far-off Negri Sembilan, to ward off evil spirits.

From Time Magazine Archive

Perak is its northern boundary, Sungei Ujong its southern, and some of the small States of the Negri Sembilan and unexplored jungle and mountains separate it from Pahang on the east.

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

Nearly all the Malay crop in recent years has been grown in Selangor, though Negri Sembilan, Pahang, and Perak continue as factors in the trade.

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)