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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago;
[syn: Malay, Malayan]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Malaysia;
- Example: "Malaysian police crack down hard on drug smugglers"
- Example: "Malayan crocodiles"
[syn: Malaysian, Malayan]

2. 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;
- Example: "Malay peoples"
- Example: "Malayan syllable structure"
[syn: Malay, Malayan]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Malay \Ma*lay"\, Malayan \Ma*lay"an\, prop. a. Of or pertaining to the Malays or their country. -- n. The Malay language. [1913 Webster] Malay apple (Bot.), a myrtaceous tree (Eugenia Malaccensis) common in India; also, its applelike fruit. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Malayan adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Malaysia; "Malaysian police crack down hard on drug smugglers"; "Malayan crocodiles" [syn: Malaysian, Malayan] 2: 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" [syn: Malay, Malayan] n 1: a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago [syn: Malay, Malayan]