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Perlis

American  
[pur-lis] / ˈpɜr lɪs /

noun

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


Perlis British  
/ 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)

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Perlis writes that with a slight smirk — of course nobody outgrew the conflict.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Charles Ives’s remarkable orchestral work “The Fourth of July” was, as film composer Bernard Herrmann told oral historian Vivien Perlis, intended as more than a mere poetic impression of an occasion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Nov. 28, 2025

In the states of Kelantan and Perlis, rescue teams waded through knee-deep floodwaters to evacuate residents in areas where rising waters had cut off access to roads.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 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

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