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1. (n.) Malacca
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 504,502; 640 sq. mi. (1658 sq. km).
2. Malacca
the capital of this state. 295,999.
3. Malacca
Strait of, a strait between Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula.
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) malacca
stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles
2. (noun) malacca, malacca cane
a cane made from the stem of a rattan palm
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) malacca
a town and district upon the seacoast of the Malay Peninsula
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. malacca
is a name given to the whole Malay Peninsula, that remarkable tongue of land 44 to 210 m. wide, stretching 800 m. SE. from Burma between the Strait of Malacca and the Gulf of Siam; mountain ranges 7000 ft. high from the backbone; along the coast are deep mangrove swamps; the plains between yield rice, sugar-cane, cotton, and tobacco; there are forests of teak, camphor, ebony, and sandal-wood, and the richest tin mines in the world; the climate is unhealthy; the northern portion is Siamese, the southern constitutes the British Straits Settlements, of which one, on the W. coast, is specifically called Malacca (92); it exports tin and tapioca; the capital, Malacca (20), 120 m. NW. of Singapore, was the scene of Francis Xavier's labours.
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