British Malaya
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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In 1926 Mr. Massie’s father, then 19, left his family’s farm in Aberdeenshire for British Malaya.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
He became a missionary, shipped off to British Malaya to save souls, caught malaria and returned to California to heal.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2022
Davidson had come to British Malaya in 1951 at the age of 20 to work on a Unilever plantation.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 19, 2019
It was 1926, and his homeland was known as British Malaya.
From Washington Times ● May 10, 2018
After the war, Maj Anderson was promoted to Brigadier-General and was put in charge of road engineering in India and British Malaya.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2012
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