"Mat Salleh" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Mat Sallehs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|nolinkhead=1}} Mat Salleh (plural Mat Sallehs)
  1. (Malaysia) A white person. Tags: Malaysia
    Sense id: en-Mat_Salleh-en-noun-qcoW7nC2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Malaysian English, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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