Malaya

[ muh-ley-uh ]

noun

1. Malay Peninsula.
2. Fed·er·a·tion of Ma·lay·a. a former federation of 11 states in the southern part of the Malay Peninsula: a British protectorate 1948–57; now forms part of Malaysia. 50,690 sq. mi. (131,287 sq. km). : Kuala Lumpur. Formerly Ma·lay States,. Malaysia ( def 1 ).

Malaya

/ məˈleɪə /

noun

1. States of the Federation of Malaya
   part of Malaysia, in the S Malay Peninsula, constituting Peninsular Malaysia: consists of the former Federated Malay States, the former Unfederated Malay States, and the former Straits Settlements. Capital: Kuala Lumpur. Pop: 17 144 322 (2000). Area: 131 587 sq km (50 806 sq miles)
2. Federation of Malaya
   a federation of the nine Malay States of the Malay Peninsula and two of the Straits Settlements (Malacca and Penang): formed in 1948: became part of the British Commonwealth in 1957 and joined Malaysia in 1963

Example Sentences

“We are alarmed and worried about the situation that’s happening there,” National Security Council Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya said.

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“They’re preventing us from getting into the lagoon,” Malaya said.

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Now her best friend, 10-year-old Malaya Webster, is Black.

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“White people,” Malaya, explained, “couldn’t be next to Black people, which is pretty bad, because we all should be treated the same.”

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Alwani Ghazali, a senior Islamic lecturer at Malaya University, told radio station BFM that it’s demeaning because feet are associated with a “lowly status.”

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