MALAYAN

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”

Malaysian, Malayan

(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Malaysia; “Malaysian police crack down hard on drug smugglers”; “Malayan crocodiles”

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", Ma*lay"an, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to the Malays or their country.

– n.

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



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