malaysia
NounUS[muh-ley-zhuh]/məˈleɪʒə/3 syllables
Synonyms:
Federation of Malaysia
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- a constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957Synonyms: Federation of MalaysiaInstance of Asian country, Asian nationPart of Indochina, Indochinese peninsulaParts West Malaysia, Malaysian state, Putrajaya, East MalaysiaMember of Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEANMembers Malaysian, Malay
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Malaysia prop. n.
A country in Southeast Asia including the former nation of Malaya on the Malay Peninsula, and part of Borneo; sometimes still referred to as Malaya.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC, WordNet 1.5