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Pahang

American  
[pah-hahng, puh-hang] / pɑˈhɑŋ, pəˈhæŋ /

noun

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


Pahang British  
/ 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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The fruit is often grown in plantations like this one, which is spread over 1,000 acres in the Malaysian state of Pahang.

From New York Times Jun. 16, 2024

The Lynas refinery in Malaysia, its first outside China producing minerals that are crucial to high-tech manufacturing, has been operating in central Pahang state since 2012.

From Seattle Times Oct. 20, 2023

During this period, often thought of as “the golden age” of Malacca, Mansur Shah pursued an expansionist policy, adding the gold-rich state of Pahang on the east coast of the Malay Peninsula to his kingdom.

From Textbooks Dec. 14, 2022

It will also include funds for post-flood cleaning and reconstruction, particularly in the worst-hit states of Selangor and Pahang.

From Reuters Dec. 29, 2021

But at this time there was a man in Pahang who was not slow to seize an opportunity, and in the King's anger he saw a chance that he had long been seeking.

From In Court and Kampong Being Tales and Sketches of Native Life in the Malay Peninsula by Sir Hugh Charles Clifford

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