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Straits Settlements

American  

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

  1. a former British crown colony in SE Asia: included the settlements of Singapore, Penang, Malacca, and Labuan.

Straits Settlements British  
/ streɪts /

plural noun

  1. (formerly) a British crown colony of SE Asia that included Singapore, Penang, Malacca, Labuan, and some smaller islands

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