Malacca
noun
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula: formerly a part of the British Straits Settlements and of the Federation of Malaya. 640 sq. mi. (1,658 sq. km).
Malaccan
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a word derived from
Malacca.
Example Sentences
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In the fifteenth century, Malaysian literature, which had been transmitted only orally before, flourished, another characteristic of this golden age in the Malaccan Sultanate.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
The Malaccan rulers’ ability to regulate the conduct of sailors and merchants both in their city and aboard their ships made the port a more desirable place in which to do business.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
The city’s location on both sides of the Malaccan Straits destined it for success, because the straits were the route taken by trading ships between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Parameswara, the founder of the Malaccan Sultanate, descended from the rulers of what empire?
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
The way led across busy Taft Avenue, named for the American president, across the Ayala Bridge which spanned the Pasig River, and past Malaccan Palace.
From The Golden Skull by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin
