Negeri Sembilan

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Type Political Subdivision
Usage Malay, Indonesian, Acehnese, Banjar, Javanese, Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Scripts نݢري سمبيلن‎(Malay Jawi) Негери Сембилан(Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Pronounced Pron. NU-gə-ree səm-bee-LAN(Malay)
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Meaning & History

Means "nine states" from Malay negeri meaning "state, country" and sembilan meaning "nine". The name refers to the nine original villages founded by Minangkabau settlers from Sumatra. This is the name of a state in Malaysia.