a state of Malaysia, on the NW coast of Borneo on the South China Sea: granted to Sir James Brooke by the Sultan of Brunei in 1841 as a reward for helping quell a revolt; mainly agricultural. Capital: Kuching. Pop: 2 071 506 (2000). Area: about 124 449 sq km (48 050 sq miles)
Sarawak in American English
(səˈrɑwɑk)
state of Malaysia, occupying NC & NW Borneo: 48,050 sq mi (124,449 sq km); pop. 1,648,000; cap. Kuching