Sabah

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/ˈsɑːbɑː/

proper noun

A state in eastern Malaysia located at the Northern part of the Borneo island with the main city Kota Kinabalu as its capital.

OriginMalay Sabah →
Less commonScrabble 10
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A state in eastern Malaysia located at the Northern part of the Borneo island with the main city Kota Kinabalu as its capital.

Origin

  1. MalaySabah
  2. MalaySabah
  3. EnglishSabah

Borrowed from Malay Sabah.

More words from Malay

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 沙巴
  • 沙巴 (saa¹ baa¹)state in Malaysia
Chinese Mandarin 沙巴
  • 沙巴 (Shābā)state in Malaysia
Hindi साबाह
  • साबाह (sābāh)state in Malaysia
Japanese サバ
  • サバstate in Malaysia
Korean 사바
  • 사바 (saba)state in Malaysia
Malay Sabah
  • Sabahstate in Malaysia
Russian Сабах
  • Сабах (Sabax)state in Malaysia
Tamil சபா
  • சபா (capā)state in Malaysia
Thai ซาบาห์
  • ซาบาห์ (saa-baa)state in Malaysia

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Sabah

baba
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Anagrams

sabhabashaSahababash
Cite this entry
APA

Sabah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sabah

MLA

“Sabah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sabah. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sabah,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sabah.

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