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Malaysia definition

Ma·lay·sia (mə lā′z̸hə, -s̸hə)

  1. Malay Archipelago
  2. country in SE Asia: a union (1963) of the former Federation of Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak, & Singapore (which seceded in 1965 to become an independent nation); member of the Commonwealth: 127,317 sq mi (329,750 sq km); pop. 17,567,000; cap. Kuala Lumpur

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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