"Malaya" meaning in English

See Malaya in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /məˈleɪ.ə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Malaya.wav
Etymology: From Malay + -ia, Latinization of Malay. Compare English Malaysia. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Malay|-ia}} Malay + -ia, {{cog|en|Malaysia}} English Malaysia Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Malaya
  1. The southern part of the Malay Peninsula and several nearby islands, currently forming the western part of the Federation of Malaysia, now known as West Malaysia. Categories (place): Peninsulas, Regions of Asia Translations (the Malay Peninsula): Maleia (Afrikaans), Malaia [feminine] (Catalan), 馬來亞 /马来亚 (Mǎláiyà) (Chinese Mandarin), मलय (malay) [masculine] (Hindi), Leithinis Mhalae [feminine] (Irish), an Malae (Irish), Tanah Melayu (Malay), Malaya (Maranao), Мала́йя (Malájja) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Malaya-en-name-fQyGm740 Disambiguation of Peninsulas: 91 9 Disambiguation of Regions of Asia: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ia, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maranao translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ia: 90 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 80 8 4 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 5 3 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Maranao translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of 'the Malay Peninsula': 99 1
  2. (historical) An independent country in Southeast Asia from 1957 to 1963. Tags: historical Categories (place): Regions of Asia
    Sense id: en-Malaya-en-name--KKMVJHZ Disambiguation of Regions of Asia: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: British Malaya, Federation of Malaya, Malayan, Malaysia, States of Malaya

Alternative forms

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