Perlis

American

[pur-lis] / ˈpɜr lɪs /

noun

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

Perlis British

/ ˈpɛəlɪs, ˈpɜː- /

noun

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)

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A few months before, in November 2016, an activist named Amri Che Mat from the northern state of Perlis had been abducted in almost exactly the same way.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

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

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

"As of Monday, the Malaysian and Thai authorities found 36 bodies, cumulatively," Romli Mustafa, MMEA's director in Kedah and Perlis, told AFP.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

In the second study, researchers led by Roy H. Perlis, PhD, at Harvard Medical School, focused on a particular genetic risk locus.

From Science Daily • Oct. 24, 2023

As a white artist, Perlis worried there might be resistance to his depiction of Black death, “but that seems to not be an issue,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2021

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