Malaysia

[ muh-ley-zhuh, -shuh ]

/ məˈleɪ ʒə, -ʃə /

noun

a constitutional monarchy in SE Asia: a federation, comprising the former British territories of Malaya, Sabah, and Sarawak: member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 126,310 sq. mi. (327,143 sq. km). Capital: Kuala Lumpur.

Malay Archipelago.

Example sentences from the Web for malaysia

AirAsia Indonesia, which operated Flight 8501, is the Indonesian subsidiary of AirAsia, which is based in Malaysia.

Annoying Airport Delays Might Prevent You From Becoming the Next AirAsia 8501 |Clive Irving |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
The latest disappearance is another huge aviation blow for Malaysia, where both Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia are based.

The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370 |Lennox Samuels |December 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Jordan also banned it, and Malaysia, Egypt, and Indonesia subjected it to their censorship boards.

When Countries Lose Their Shit Over American Movies |Asawin Suebsaeng |December 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In 1999, pigs began falling ill near the town of Nipah in Malaysia, and humans shortly followed.

Bats’ Link to Ebola Finally Solved |Carrie Arnold |November 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

In Malaysia and Bangladesh, a devastating infectious neurological disease emerged just a few years after Hendra.

Bats’ Link to Ebola Finally Solved |Carrie Arnold |November 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
To one botanist it suggests Malaysia, to another India, to another Australia.

The Story of Evolution |Joseph McCabe
Winters south to Malaysia and east to Australia and Oceania.

The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3 |Rollin H. Baker
Malaysia—thus it was ordained—was not to experiment with the “co-educational theory.”

Some notes on the bibliography of the Philippines |Thomas Cooke Middleton
It forms one of the three portions into which some geographers have divided Oceania, the other two being Malaysia and Polynesia.

The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 |Various
I will now add some particulars of the population of each of the large islands of Malaysia.

The Races of Man |Joseph Deniker

British Dictionary definitions for malaysia

Malaysia

/ (məˈleɪzɪə) /

noun

a federation in SE Asia (within the Commonwealth), consisting of Peninsular Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula, and East Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak), occupying the N part of the island of Borneo: formed in 1963 as a federation of Malaya, Sarawak, Sabah, and Singapore (the latter seceded in 1965); densely forested and mostly mountainous. Official language: Malay; English and various Chinese and Indian minority languages are also spoken. Official religion: Muslim. Currency: ringgit. Capital: Kuala Lumpur. Federal seat of government: Putrajaya. Pop: 29 628 392 (2013 est). Area: 329 847 sq km (127 355 sq miles)

Cultural definitions for malaysia

Malaysia

[ (muh-lay-zhuh) ]

Country in Southeast Asia consisting of West Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula (extending south of Thailand) and East Malaysia on the island of Borneo. Its capital and largest city is Kuala Lumpur.

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