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Malayan

American  
[muh-ley-uhn] / məˈleɪ ən /

adjective

  1. Malay.


malayan British  
/ məˈleɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Malaya or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Malaya

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of Malayan

Malay + -an

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Find insight on Malayan Banking and more in the latest Market Talks covering financial services.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

In 1953, he re-joined the SAS, this time battling Communist soldiers in jungles during the Malayan Emergency.

From BBC Jan. 25, 2025

It is unclear whether bamboo rats or Malayan porcupines can be infected with SARS-CoV-2, the study authors wrote.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2024

Apparently its Malayan sun bear looked surprisingly humanlike when it stood up on two legs to wave at visitors.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2023

He had survived pellagra in Persia, scurvy in the Malayan archipelago, leprosy in Alexandria, beriberi in Japan, bubonic plague in Madagascar, an earthquake in Sicily, and a disastrous shipwreck in the Strait of Magellan.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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