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Malaysia

Malaysia

86 1.0
A country in Southeast Asia made of a peninsula and part of the island of Borneo
  • proper noun
  • /məˈleɪziə/
translation icon : Malasia
  • She plans to travel to Malaysia to experience its diverse culture and cuisine.
  • Peninsular Malaysia
  • Malaysia and Singapore
  • Malaysia and Indonesia

Needless to say, the Indian influences in Malaysia are huge.

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Examples

  • Show me all communications with Malaysia.

  • Well, I am from Malaysia, all the way across the sea.

  • So to come here and not expect that about Malaysia, it was kind of interesting.

  • We just buy one from Malaysia when we're there so it's really good.

  • Now, after 13 years in that country and five in Malaysia, I claim no such expertise.

    Academic text (1990)
  • India, Sudan, China, Malaysia will welcome you.

  • There is a Bungaraya which is the national flower from Malaysia right there.

  • And as Dan has explained, Malaysia is now hyping this.

  • Needless to say, the Indian influences in Malaysia are huge.

  • If you go diving on a reef in Malaysia, you can see brachiopods.

Synonyms

3.5

A country in Southeast Asia on the Malay Peninsula and part of Borneo with a king

is the common everyday name used in informal or casual contexts

Compounds

The part of Malaysia on the island of Borneo that includes Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan

The standard Malay language used as the official language of Malaysia

A country in Southeast Asia on the Malay Peninsula and part of Borneo with a king

The part of Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula that borders Thailand to the north

The part of Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula that includes Kuala Lumpur and borders Thailand

Surface Forms

Malaysia main

Etymology

Malaysia comes from Malay, the name of the people and their language, plus the ending -sia, like in Asia; a helpful way to remember it is as the 'land of the Malays'.