Straits Settlements


noun (used with a singular or plural verb)

a former British crown colony in SE Asia: included the settlements of Singapore, Penang, Malacca, and Labuan.

British Dictionary definitions for straits settlements

Straits Settlements
/ (streɪts) /

pl n

(formerly) a British crown colony of SE Asia that included Singapore, Penang, Malacca, Labuan, and some smaller islands