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Malay Peninsula

noun

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



Malay Peninsula

noun

  1. Ancient name: Chersonesus Aureaa 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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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.

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

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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.

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

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

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