an island in SE Asia, off the W coast of the Malay Peninsula. 110 sq. mi. (285 sq. km).
a state including this island and parts of the adjacent mainland: now part of Malaysia; formerly one of the Straits Settlements and part of the former Federation of Malaya. 400 sq. mi. (1,036 sq. km). Capital: Georgetown.
Every night their corpses stacked higher in Penang's streets and hospitals and makeshift refugee camps.
The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks|Max Brooks|January 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
And what I might discover is what keeps me rooted to the island of Penang.
The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks|Max Brooks|January 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Penang island, the last human refuge, was their only target now.
The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks|Max Brooks|January 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
There were perhaps a hundred of us in Penang, the greatest concentration of our kind in history.
The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks|Max Brooks|January 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
There were still quite a few living humans left in Penang, fighting bravely as wave after wave of subdead rose from the sea.
The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks|Max Brooks|January 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The species abounds in the rivulets at the foot of the hills of Penang.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan
Her captain and officers carried with them the good wishes of all they left behind at Penang.
The Wreck on the Andamans|Joseph Darvall
There are about two thousand of them in Penang, and no two seem alike.
From Sea to Sea|Rudyard Kipling
We dined and spent a very pleasant evening, suffering from the heat of Penang after the cool air of the mountain.
Forty Thousand Miles Over Land and Water|Lady (Ethel Gwendoline [Moffatt]) Vincent
Certainly the people in Penang are not nice; they are even terrible to behold.
From Sea to Sea|Rudyard Kipling
British Dictionary definitions for Penang
Penang
/ (pɪˈnæŋ) /
noun
Also called: Pulau Pinanga state of Peninsular Malaysia: consists of the island of Penang and the province Wellesley on the mainland, which first united administratively in 1798 as a British colony. Capital: George Town. Pop: 1 313 449 (2000). Area: 1030 sq km (398 sq miles)
a forested island off the NW coast of Malaya, in the Strait of Malacca. Area: 293 sq km (113 sq miles)Former name (until about 1867): Prince of Wales Island