Sabah
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Sa·bah | \ ˈsä-bə 
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or formerly North Borneo
Definition of Sabah
state of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo that was formerly a British colony with Kota Kinabalu as its capital area 29,507 square miles (76,423 square kilometers), population 3,163,500
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