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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Malay Peninsula

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 ● Nov. 24, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2023

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

From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2023

This map shows the maritime trade route of the Srivijaya Empire, which went through the Strait of Malacca, the narrow stretch of water between the Malay Peninsula and the island of Sumatra.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

The 60 million Austroasiatic speakers are scattered from Vietnam in the east to the Malay Peninsula in the south and to northern India in the west.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond