SELANGOR

Meaning of SELANGOR in English

Pronunciation: s ə - ' lä ŋ - ə r, - ' la ŋ - ˌ go ̇ r

Function: geographical name

state cen Malaysia (federation) on Strait of Malacca area 3074 sq mi (7962 sq km ), pop 2,289,236

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

SELANGOR — geographical name state central Malaysia (federation) on Strait of Malacca area 3074 square miles (7962 square kilometers ), population 2,289,236
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SELANGOR — /seuh lang"euhr, -awr, -lahng"-/ , n. a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 1,467,441; 3160 sq. mi. (8184 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SELANGOR — geographical name state central Malaysia (federation) on Strait of Malacca area 3074 square miles (7962 square kilometers ), population 2,289,236
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELANGOR — region of western West Malaysia (Malaya), occupying part of a coastal alluvial plain on the Strait of Malacca. In 1974, …
Britannica English vocabulary
SELANGOR — Selangor BrE AmE sə ˈlæŋ ə sɪ-, -ɔː AmE \ - ə r -ˈlɑːŋ-, -ɔːr, -ɡɔːr
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SELANGOR CIVIL WAR — (186773), series of conflicts initially between Malay chiefs but later involving Chinese secret societies for control of tin-rich districts in …
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FEDERATED MALAY STATES — geographical name former British protectorate (1895-1945) comprising the Malay states of Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, & Selangor capital Kuala Lumpur
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BUGINESE — Culturally dominant ethnic group of Celebes (Sulawesi), Indonesia. Their trading-port city Macassar (modern Ujung Pandang ) fell to the Dutch …
Английский словарь Британика
SHAH ALAM — /shah" ah"leuhm/ a town in and the capital of Selangor state, in W Malaysia. 24,138.
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FEDERATED MALAY STATES — a former federation of four native states in British Malaya: Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, and Selangor.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FEDERATED MALAY STATES — former British protectorate (1895-1945) comprising the Malay states of Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, & Selangor capital Kuala Lumpur
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YAP AH LOY — born March 14, 1837, Kwangtung Province, China died April 15, 1885, Kuala Lumpur, Malay Peninsula leader of the Chinese community …
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SWETTENHAM, SIR FRANK (ATHELSTANE) — born March 28, 1850, Belper, Derbyshire, Eng. died June 11, 1946, London British colonial official in Malaya who was highly …
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SKEAT, WALTER WILLIAM — born Oct. 14, 1866, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Eng. died July 24, 1953, London British ethnographer of the Malay Peninsula whose detailed …
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PORT KELANG — formerly Port Swettenham, the leading port of Malaysia, in Selangor state, on the Strait of Malacca midway between the major …
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NEGERI SEMBILAN, — formerly Negri Sembilan, state (negeri), southwestern West Malaysia (Malaya), bounded by the states of Selangor (northwest), Pahang (north), Johor (east), …
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MALAYSIA — country of Southeast Asia, composed of two noncontiguous regionsPeninsular, or West, Malaysia and East Malaysiaseparated by some 400 miles (650 …
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MALACCA, SULTANATE OF — (1403?1511), Malay dynasty that ruled the great entrept of Malacca (Melaka) and its dependencies and provided Malay history with its …
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KELANG — formerly Klang, town, west central Selangor state, West Malaysia (Malaya), on the Sungai (River) Kelang and the 40-mi (64-km) Kuala …
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HAJI, RAJA — died June 1784, Malacca Buginese soldier and statesman under whose leadership Buginese adventurers spread throughout the Malay Peninsula. The power …
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GHEE HIN — Chinese secret society that flourished in Malaya in the 19th and early 20th centuries. During the 1800s many Chinese migrated …
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BUGINESE — also called Bugis, people of Celebes (Sulawesi), Indonesia, and their language, belonging to the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) family. They are the …
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BUGINESE — Culturally dominant ethnic group of Celebes (Sulawesi), Indonesia. Their trading-port city Macassar (modern Ujung Pandang ) fell to the Dutch …
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