Perlis

American  

[pur-lis] / ˈpɜr lɪs /

noun

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

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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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Example Sentences

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

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

Romli Mustafa, director of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency in the northern states of Kedah and Perlis, said rescuers had so far recovered seven bodies, all identified as Rohingya.

From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025

Dr. Perlis and colleagues collected blood cells from healthy volunteers and isolated iPSCs, which they then manipulated to differentiate into microglia-like cells.

From Science Daily • Oct. 24, 2023

Perlis took artistic liberties with the painting to emphasize the exact moment of Floyd’s death.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2021