Perlis

[pur-lis]

noun

1. a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Kangar.

Perlis

/ ˈpɛəlɪs, ˈpɜː- /

noun

1. a state of NW Peninsular Malaysia, on the Andaman Sea: a dependency of Thailand until 1909. Capital: Kangar. Pop: 204 450 (2000). Area: 810 sq km (313 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Across the border in Malaysia, where heavy rains also inundated large stretches of land in Perlis state, two people were killed.

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Two people were killed in Malaysia after floods left stretches of northern Perlis state underwater.

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Flooding has wreaked havoc and left parts of northern Perlis state under water, with two people dead and tens of thousands forced into shelters.

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Two people were killed in Malaysia by flooding caused by heavy rain that left stretches of northern Perlis state under water.

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In Malaysia, two people have been killed in flooding caused by heavy rain that left stretches of northern Perlis state underwater.

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