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Malayan

ma·layan

UK/məˈleɪən/ US/mʌˈleɪʌn/ uncommon
adjective (2) noun (1)

adjective

1.

of or relating to or characteristic of Malaysia

  • “Malaysian police crack down hard on drug smugglers”
  • “Malayan crocodiles”
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2.

of or relating to or characteristic of the people or language of Malaysia and the northern Malay Peninsula and parts of the western Malay Archipelago

  • “Malay peoples”
  • “Malayan syllable structure”
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noun

1.

a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago

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Origin

From Malaya + -an.

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