Malaya

See also: malaya

English

Etymology

Latinization of Malay Tanah Melayu (“Land of the Malays”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /məˈleɪ.ə/

Proper noun

Malaya

The Malay Peninsula.
An independent country in Southeast Asia from 1957 to 1963.

Derived terms

Derived terms

British Malaya
Federation of Malaya
Malayan

Malaysia
States of Malaya

Translations

the Malay Peninsula

Catalan: Malaia f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 馬來亞 (zh), 马来亚 (zh) (Mǎláiyà)

Malay: Tanah Melayu
Russian: Мала́йя f (Malájja)

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