Federated Malay States
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of Federated Malay States
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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By Feb. 25 Japan could have a firm grip on the long Malayan gooseneck that dangles down to the British Federated Malay States and the fortress of Singapore.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the Federated Malay States, it and two subsidiaries hold properties estimated to contain 72,151,000 Ib. of tin.
From Time Magazine Archive
Yukon Gold does nothing but mine tin in the Federated Malay States.
From Time Magazine Archive
The bulk of the tungsten ore consumed in Europe prior to 1914 came from British possessions; these were principally the Federated Malay States, Burma, Australia, and New Zealand.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
It is the shipping point of the Federated Malay States, where 65 per cent. of the world's tin is produced, as well as a great amount of rubber and copra.
From The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915 by Various
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