Malay Archipelago
an extensive island group in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, southeast of Asia, including the Greater and Lesser Sunda Islands, the Moluccas, and the Philippines.
- Also called Malaysia.
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How to use Malay Archipelago in a sentence
The first of these is the tarsier, which is found in several of the larger islands in the Malay Archipelago.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History | Theodore WoodThe largest of these fruit-bats is the kalong, which is found in the islands of the Malay Archipelago.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History | Theodore WoodAnd it may have been equally early in India and in the Malay Archipelago.
Origin of Cultivated Plants | Alphonse De CandolleI doubt whether its area includes China or the Malay Archipelago.
Origin of Cultivated Plants | Alphonse De CandolleRumphius1446 had seen it in gardens in the Malay Archipelago.
Origin of Cultivated Plants | Alphonse De Candolle
British Dictionary definitions for Malay Archipelago
a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, between SE Asia and Australia: the largest group of islands in the world; includes over 3000 Indonesian islands, about 7000 islands of the Philippines, and, sometimes, New Guinea
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