Malay, Malayan
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of the people or language of Malaysia and the northern Malay Peninsula and parts of the western Malay Archipelago; “Malay peoples”; “Malayan syllable structure”
Malay
(noun) a western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages
Malay, Malayan
(noun) a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ma*lay", n.
Definition: One of a race of a brown or copper complexion in the Malay Peninsula and the western islands of the Indian Archipelago.
Ma*lay", Ma*lay"an, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Malays or their country.
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Definition: The Malay language. Malay apple (Bot.), a myrtaceous tree (Eugenia Malaccensis) common in India; also, its applelike fruit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
