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Malay States

British

plural noun

the former states of the Malay Peninsula that, together with Penang and Malacca, formed the Union of Malaya (1946) and the Federation of Malaya (1948). Perak, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, and Pahang were established as the Federated Malay States by the British in 1895 and Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan, and Trengannu as the Unfederated Malay States in 1909 (joined by Johore in 1914)

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The Malay States produce about 30% through two tin kingdoms�one, Anglo-Oriental Mining, controlled by a 6-ft.

From Time Magazine Archive

This settlement of the grievance between Russia and Great Britain will slacken for a time the tension along the long Asia frontier, reaching from Mesopotamia to Thibet, Burmah and the Malay States.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the Malay States malaria deafened one ear and nearly killed him.

From Time Magazine Archive

Yukon Gold does nothing but mine tin in the Federated Malay States.

From Time Magazine Archive

The acreage in coffee in the Federated Malay States is steadily declining.

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)

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