Federated Malay States

American  

plural noun

1. a former federation of four states in British Malaya: Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, and Selangor.

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Federated Malay States British  

plural noun

1. See Malay States

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Etymology

Origin of Federated Malay States

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

In the Federated Malay States, it and two subsidiaries hold properties estimated to contain 72,151,000 Ib. of tin.

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

Yukon Gold does nothing but mine tin in the Federated Malay States.

From Time Magazine Archive

Rubber has been the chief cause of the decline of coffee industry in the Federated Malay States.

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)

Apart from India, substantial progress has been made in Cape Colony, Ceylon, the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various