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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Ma′lay States′, - Place Namesa former name of Malaya (def. 2).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Ma•lay•a (mə lā′ə),USA pronunciation n. - Place NamesSee Malay Peninsula.
- Place NamesFederation of. Formerly, Malay States, Malay′an Un′ion. a former federation of 11 states in the S Malay Peninsula: a British protectorate 1948–57;
now forms part of Malaysia. 50,690 sq. mi. (131,287 sq. km). Cap.: Kuala Lumpur. Cf. Malaysia (def. 1).
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Malay States pl n - the former states of the Malay Peninsula that, together with Penang and Malacca, formed the Union of Malaya (1946) and the Federation of Malaya (1948). Perak, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, and Pahang were established as the Federated Malay States by the British in 1895 and Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan, and Trengannu as the Unfederated Malay States in 1909 (joined by Johore in 1914)
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