Malaysia

[ muh-ley-zhuh, -shuh ]

noun

1. a constitutional monarchy in SE Asia: a federation, comprising the former British territories of Malaya, Sabah, and Sarawak: member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 126,310 sq. mi. (327,143 sq. km). : Kuala Lumpur.
2. Malay Archipelago.

Malaysia

/ məˈleɪzɪə /

noun

1. a federation in SE Asia (within the Commonwealth), consisting of Peninsular Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula, and East Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak), occupying the N part of the island of Borneo: formed in 1963 as a federation of Malaya, Sarawak, Sabah, and Singapore (the latter seceded in 1965); densely forested and mostly mountainous. Official language: Malay; English and various Chinese and Indian minority languages are also spoken. Official religion: Muslim. Currency: ringgit. Capital: Kuala Lumpur. Federal seat of government: Putrajaya. Pop: 29 628 392 (2013 est). Area: 329 847 sq km (127 355 sq miles)

Malaysia

1. Country in Southeast Asia consisting of West Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula (extending south of Thailand ) and East Malaysia on the island of Borneo . Its capital and largest city is Kuala Lumpur.

Example Sentences

AirAsia Indonesia, which operated Flight 8501, is the Indonesian subsidiary of AirAsia, which is based in Malaysia.

From The Daily Beast

The latest disappearance is another huge aviation blow for Malaysia, where both Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia are based.

From The Daily Beast

Jordan also banned it, and Malaysia, Egypt, and Indonesia subjected it to their censorship boards.

From The Daily Beast

In 1999, pigs began falling ill near the town of Nipah in Malaysia, and humans shortly followed.

From The Daily Beast

In Malaysia and Bangladesh, a devastating infectious neurological disease emerged just a few years after Hendra.

From The Daily Beast

Penang, as a little field of missionary enterprise, possesses many privileges often denied to the further islands of Malaysia.

From Project Gutenberg

Compared to the crocodile of Malaysia, the Florida alligator is about as formidable as a lizard.

From Project Gutenberg

Next to the palace is the Oranje Hotel, a well-kept and comfortable hostelry as hotels go in Malaysia.

From Project Gutenberg

Sulu occupies the most nearly central position of any island in eastern Malaysia.

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Jolo, with the exception of Bruney, had no rival in northeast Malaysia prior to the seventeenth century.

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