Definitions for Malaysia
məˈleɪ ʒə, -ʃəMalaysia

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1. Malaysia, Malaya(noun)

   a constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957

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1. Malaysia(prop. n.)

   A country in Southeast Asia including the former nation of Malaya on the Malay Peninsula, and part of Borneo; sometimes still referred to as Malaya.

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1. Malaysia(ProperNoun)

   A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Malaysia.

   Etymology: Somehow from Malaya + -ia.

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1. Malaysia

   Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia. It consists of thirteen states and three federal territories and has a total landmass of 329,847 square kilometres separated by the South China Sea into two similarly sized regions, Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo. Land borders are shared with Thailand, Indonesia, and Brunei, and maritime borders exist with Singapore, Vietnam, and the Philippines. The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. In 2010 the population was 28.33 million, with 22.6 million living on the Peninsula. Malaysia has its origins in the Malay Kingdoms present in the area which, from the 18th century, became subject to the British Empire. The first British territories were known as the Straits Settlements, whose establishment was followed by the Malay kingdoms becoming British protectorates. The territories on Peninsular Malaysia were first unified as the Malayan Union in 1946. Malaya was restructured as the Federation of Malaya in 1948, and achieved independence on 31 August 1957. Malaya united with Sabah, Sarawak, and Singapore on 16 September 1963, with si being added to give the new country the name Malaysia. Less than two years later in 1965, Singapore was expelled from the federation. Since independence, Malaysia has had one of the best economic records in Asia, with GDP growing an average 6.5% for almost 50 years. The economy has traditionally been fuelled by its natural resources, but is expanding in the sectors of science, tourism, commerce and medical tourism.

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1. Malaysia

   A parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch in southeast Asia, consisting of 11 states (West Malaysia) on the Malay Peninsula and two states (East Malaysia) on the island of BORNEO. It is also called the Federation of Malaysia. Its capital is Kuala Lumpur. Before 1963 it was the Union of Malaya. It reorganized in 1948 as the Federation of Malaya, becoming independent from British Malaya in 1957 and becoming Malaysia in 1963 as a federation of Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak, and Singapore (which seceded in 1965). The form Malay- probably derives from the Tamil malay, mountain, with reference to its geography. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p715 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p329)

How to pronounce Malaysia?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Malaysia in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Malaysia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Malaysia in a Sentence

1. Joanne Mariner:

   Cambodia's neighbors should not bow to Hun Sen's pressures, malaysia was right to release Mu Sochua and her two compatriots. But they should never have been detained in the first place.

2. Jacquita Gonzales:

   (Malaysia), you need to do your bit and not just say 'I'm so sorry, we're short of funds, there's nowhere else to search'.

3. Australian Deputy Prime Minister:

   Australia and Malaysia have been sharing the cost and we will continue to do that, we are confident we will be able to fund whatever is necessary.

4. Prime Minister Najib Razak:

   I would like to assure all those affected by this tragedy that the government of Malaysia is committed to do everything within our means to find out the truth of what happened.

5. Marc Chandler:

   So China has weakened more than 2 percent in the last two days, big deal, does that really take away Malaysia's competitiveness?

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