| city-state | n negara kota. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| encompass | vt 1. encircle, melingkungi: the building was ~ed by high walls, bangunan itu dilingkungi tembok tinggi; 2. surround, a. mengelilingi, mengepung:it was reported that the enemy had ~ed the city-state, dilaporkan bahawa pihak musuh telah mengelilingi negara kota itu; b. (fig.) menyelubungi: to be ~ed with doubts, diselubungi keraguan; 3. include, contain, merangkumi: the lectures will ~ all the major topics in this field, kuliah-kuliah itu akan merangkumi semua tajuk utama dlm bidang ini. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| aggrandize, aggrandise | vt 1. increase power, wealth, influence etc of, mengagungkan kedudukan: a man who took every opportunity to~ himself and his family, lelaki yg mengambil kesempatan apa sahaja utk mengagungkan kedudukan dirinya dan keluarganya; a new conquest that ~d the city-state, penaklukan baru yg mengagungkan kedudukan negara kota itu; 2. exaggerate, magnify, membesar-besarkan: in aggrandizing the one he depreciated the other, dgn membesar-besarkan yg satu dia mengecil-ngecilkan yg satu lagi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| notable | adj (worthy of notice) ketara; (important) penting; (famous) terkenal: there was a ~ improvement in the country’s economy, terdapat kemajuan yg ketara dlm ekonomi negara; ~ events, peristiwa-peristiwa yg penting; a ~ lawyer, peguam yg terkenal; Malacca is ~ as a historical city, Melaka terkenal sbg kota yg bersejarah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| control | vt 1. command, menguasai: he ~s a large industrial concern, dia menguasai industri yg besar; the state was once ~led by the British, negara itu pernah dikuasai Inggeris; 2. restrain, mengawal; (tears) menahan, mengawal: you must ~ your temper, kamu mesti mengawal perasaan marah; she could not ~ her tears, dia tdk dapat menahan air matanya; 3. regulate, mengawal: to ~ the flow of water, mengawal aliran air; the rents in the city are ~led, sewa di kota dikawal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |