Pahang

[ pah-hahng, puh-hang ]

noun
  1. a state in Malaysia, on the SE Malay Peninsula. 13,820 sq. mi. (35,794 sq. km). Capital: Kuantan.

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How to use Pahang in a sentence

  • Twice or thrice the sailors slipped in blood and rum upon the planking, and once Kuala Pahang all but jerked free from them.

    Cursed | George Allan England
  • The king of Pahang withdrew to his own country, under pretence of bringing a reinforcement, but never returned.

  • He was at sea again; witnessing the death of Scurlock, the boy and Kuala Pahang, in the blood-tinged waters.

    Cursed | George Allan England
  • Fifty years ago thus had his grandsires eyes kindled at sight of Kuala Pahang in her tight little Malay jacket.

    Cursed | George Allan England
  • A cock-fight between two well-known birds is a serious affair in Pahang.

    In Court and Kampong | Hugh Clifford

British Dictionary definitions for Pahang

Pahang

/ (pəˈhʌŋ) /


noun
  1. a state of Peninsular Malaysia, on the South China Sea: the largest Malayan state; mountainous and heavily forested. Capital: Kuantan. Pop: 1 288 376 (2000). Area: 35 965 sq km (13 886 sq miles)

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