Malay Peninsula

American  

noun

1. a peninsula in SE Asia, consisting of W (mainland) Malaysia and the S part of Thailand.

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Malay Peninsula British  

noun

1. Ancient name: Chersonesus Aurea.  a peninsula of SE Asia, extending south from the Isthmus of Kra in Thailand to Cape Tanjong Piai in Malaysia: consists of SW Thailand and the states of Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia)

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Example Sentences

For centuries the Maniq -- one of Thailand's smallest ethnic minorities — lived as hunter-gatherers, roaming the rainforests of the Malay Peninsula, moving with the seasons in search of food.

From Barron's

By this time, the plane had reached the Bay of Bengal, which sits between the Indian subcontinent and the Malay Peninsula in Southeast Asia.

From New York Times

On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was heading from Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian capital, to Beijing, when it deviated from its scheduled path, turning west across the Malay Peninsula.

From New York Times

Picture a historical novel set on the Malay Peninsula during the 1940s.

From Los Angeles Times

The species is found in mountainous regions on the Malay Peninsula and in Sumatra.

From Science Daily