Malaysia

American  

[muh-lay-zhuh, -shuh] / məˈleɪ ʒə, -ʃə /

noun

1. a constitutional monarchy in SE Asia: a federation, comprising the former British territories of Malaya, Sabah, and Sarawak: member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 126,310 sq. mi. (327,143 sq. km). Kuala Lumpur.

2. Malay Archipelago.

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Malaysia British  

/ məˈleɪzɪə /

noun

1. a federation in SE Asia (within the Commonwealth), consisting of Peninsular Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula, and East Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak), occupying the N part of the island of Borneo: formed in 1963 as a federation of Malaya, Sarawak, Sabah, and Singapore (the latter seceded in 1965); densely forested and mostly mountainous. Official language: Malay; English and various Chinese and Indian minority languages are also spoken. Official religion: Muslim. Currency: ringgit. Capital: Kuala Lumpur. Federal seat of government: Putrajaya. Pop: 29 628 392 (2013 est). Area: 329 847 sq km (127 355 sq miles)

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Malaysia Cultural  

1. Country in Southeast Asia consisting of West Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula (extending south of Thailand) and East Malaysia on the island of Borneo. Its capital and largest city is Kuala Lumpur.

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Malaysia

Cadillac driver Valtteri Bottas says he was chased by a dog, saw snakes and leapt over a lizard as he cycled from Malaysia to Singapore for this weekend's Grand Prix.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Malaysian authorities issued a final report in 2018 for the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 crash, saying they couldn’t determine why the flight went off course and couldn’t rule out a hijacker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Malaysia says all migrants despatched home have been sent from detention centres where they made voluntary decisions to return to Myanmar.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Similarly, while exports of liquefied natural gas from the Middle East fell by 47%, global shipments declined by just 1% as Malaysia, Norway, Angola and others increased output.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

After that, we stayed in London while Baba traveled to Singapore, Malaysia, Cameroon, and the Philippines on short-term engineering contracts.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins