Malay Archipelago

English

Proper noun

the Malay Archipelago

the archipelago between mainland Southeastern Asia and Australia, that includes Indonesia, the Philippines, Brunei, East Malaysia and East Timor

Usage notes

The island of New Guinea or islands of Papua New Guinea are not always included in definitions of the Malay Archipelago.

Translations

archipelago

Armenian: Մալայան արշիպելագ (Malayan aršipelag)
German: Malaiischer Archipel
Portuguese: Arquipélago Malaio

Russian: Мала́йский архипела́г (ru) (Malájskij arxipelág)
Vietnamese: quần đảo Mã Lai

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