Federated Malay States
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of Federated Malay States
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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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
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
Unfortunately neither the man nor the facilities for such experimental work exist at the present moment in the Federated Malay States.
From The Preparation of Plantation Rubber by Sidney Morgan
The acreage in coffee in the Federated Malay States is steadily declining.
From All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers
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