Malaya definition

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(place) Former federation of states on the S end of the Malay Peninsula.
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An independent country in South East Asia from 1957-1963
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Origin of malaya

  • Sanskrit मलै (malai, “hill") + उर् (ur, “town")

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Malaya Sentence Examples

  • Politically and anthropologically, however, this upper portion must be regarded as a continuation of the kingdom of Siam rather than as a section of Malaya.

  • Great developments have been made of recent years in the cultivation of rubber in British Malaya.

  • The Portuguese were satisfied with the possession of Malacca itself and did not seek further to extend their empire in Malaya.

  • The principal towns are Bandung, the capital of the residency, Sukabumi, Chianjar, Sumedang, Chichalengka, Garut, Tasik Malaya and Manon Jaya, all with the exception of Sumedang connected by railway.

  • Amongst broadleaved trees Juglans has a similar Holarctic range, descending to the West Indies; so has Aesculus, were it not lacking in Europe; it becomes tropical in South America and Malaya.

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