"Straits Settlements" meaning in English

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        "A group of British territories located in Southeast Asia that consists of modern day Malacca, Penang and Perak in Malaysia, Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands in Australia and Singapore."
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          "sense": "former British territories",
          "word": "海峽殖民地"
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          "sense": "former British territories",
          "word": "海峡植民地"
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      "ipa": "/ˈstɹeɪts ˈsɛtəlmənts/"
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