Perak

American  

[pey-rak, -rahk, per-uh, peer-uh] / ˈpeɪ ræk, -rɑk, ˈpɛr ə, ˈpɪər ə /

noun

1. a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 7,980 sq. mi. (20,668 sq. km). Ipoh.

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Perak British  

/ ˈpɪərə, ˈpɛərə, pɪˈræk /

noun

1. a state of NW Peninsular Malaysia, on the Strait of Malacca: tin mining. Capital: Ipoh. Pop: 2 051 236 (2000). Area: 21 005 sq km (8110 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Fitri Amit, a small-scale rice farmer in Perak region further south, was sceptical of the measures, which he said were often delayed, arriving only once farmers' "capital has already been drained".

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Immigration Department Director-General Ruslin Jusoh said in a statement that 131 detainees escaped from a center in Perak state late Thursday.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024

The only other rare earth refinery in Malaysia - operated by Japan’s Mitsubishi Group in northern Perak state - closed in 1992 following protests and claims that it caused birth defects and leukemia among residents.

From Washington Times • Oct. 20, 2023

She was born in Ipoh, Perak, in Malaysia, and attended the Royal Academy of Dance in London in her teenage years.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2023

I gave him a stick with an ivory head—a beauty—which had been given me by the Sultan of Perak, who was a prisoner at the Seychelles.

From General Gordon A Christian Hero by Churchill, Seton