Straits-settlements definition

A former British crown colony comprising parts of the southern and western Malay Peninsula and adjacent islands, including Singapore. Formed in 1826, it was under Indian control until 1867, when the British assumed direct authority. Singapore became a separate colony in 1946; the remaining area was granted to Australia and the Federation of Malaya (later Malaysia) in the 1950s.
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(place) Former British crown colony in Southeast Asia, comprising Singapore, Malacca, Penang, Labuan, Christmas Island, & the Cocos Islands.
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Straits-settlements Sentence Examples

  • The colony of the Straits Settlements consists of the islands of Singapore, Penang and the Dindings, the territory of Province Wellesley, on the mainland opposite to Penang, the insignificant territory of the Dindings, and the town and territory of Malacca.

  • The Straits Settlements - Singapore, Malacca and Penang - were ruled from India until 1867, when they were erected into a crown colony under the charge of the Colonial Office.

  • About the same time he had the offer of the post of chaplain to the factory at Bencoolen, in the Straits Settlements.

  • This is also the case in the Straits Settlements.

  • The Straits Settlements ranked as an important producer in 1870 with 2337 tons; it now supplies the greater part of the world's supply, contributing 46,795 tons in 1900, and over 60,000 tons in 1905.

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