Malacca

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• We were very excited about visiting Malacca, but almost from the moment we arrived, we hated it.

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• Yesterday, Mrs. Biggs took me for a drive through Malacca, enjoying the beautiful landscape and historical sites.

• The government will also increase the security of the Malacca Strait from various threats, in line with our responsibility as a coastal state.

  Academic text (2005)

• More recently, piracy in the Straits of Malacca has produced tension among the three countries.

  Academic text (2001)

• However, the piratical situation in the Malacca Straits remains unstable.

  Academic text (2005)

• At its western end, close to the Andaman Sea, the Strait of Malacca is 230 miles wide.

  Academic text (2007)

• The U.S. declarations focused on the South China Sea, but seaways west of the Strait of Malacca are also important.

  Academic text (1996)

• Virtually all shipping that passes through the Malacca and Sunda Straits must pass near the Spratly Islands.

  Academic text (2005)

• The Ministers recognized the importance of the Tripartite Ministerial Meeting on the Straits of Malacca and Singapore in providing the overall framework for cooperation.

  Academic text (2005)

• Due to the severity of piracy occurrences in the Straits of Malacca, these three countries have intensified the degree of their trilateral cooperation.

  Academic text (2005)

Compounds

S

Strait of Malacca

1 3.9

A narrow sea route between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra used by many ships

M

malacca cane

• Archaic

9.9

A walking stick made from the strong stem of a rattan palm

Surface Forms

Etymology