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Malaysia in British English
(məˈleɪzɪə)
noun
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; Buddhist minority. Currency: ringgit. Capitals: Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya (federal seat of government). Pop: 31 624 264 (2017 est). Area: 329 847 sq km (127 355 sq miles)
Malaysia in American English
(məˈleɪʒə; məˈleɪʃə)
1.
Malay Archipelago
2.
country in SE Asia: a union (1963) of the former Malaya (sense 2), Sabah, Sarawak, & Singapore (which seceded in 1965 to become an independent nation); member of the Commonwealth: 127,317 sq mi (329,750 sq km); pop. 17,567,000; cap. Kuala Lumpur
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Malaysian (Maˈlaysian) adjective, noun
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British English: Malaysia /məˈleɪzɪə/ NOUN
Malaysia is a country in South-East Asia.
- American English: Malaysia
- Arabic: مَالِيْزْيَا
- Brazilian Portuguese: Malásia
- Chinese: 马来西亚
- Croatian: Malezija
- Czech: Malajsie
- Danish: Malaysia
- Dutch: Maleisië
- European Spanish: Malasia
- Finnish: Malesia
- French: Malaisie
- German: Malaysia
- Greek: Μαλαισία
- Italian: Malesia
- Japanese: マレーシア
- Korean: 말레이시아
- Norwegian: Malaysia
- Polish: Malezja
- European Portuguese: Malásia
- Romanian: Malaiezia
- Russian: Малайзия
- Latin American Spanish: Malasia
- Swedish: Malaysia
- Thai: ประเทศมาเลเซีย
- Turkish: Malezya
- Ukrainian: Малайзія
- Vietnamese: nước Malaysia
Definition of 'Malaysia'
Chinese translation of 'Malaysia'
Malaysia
(məˈleɪzɪə)
n
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马(馬)来(來)西亚(亞)
(Mǎláixīyà)
- get your hooks into someone
- get your just deserts
- get-your-just-deserts
- get your kit off/keep your kit on
- get-your-kit-off-keep-your-kit-on
- get your knickers in a twist
- (get your) money's worth
- get-your-moneys-worth
- get your own back
- get your skates on
- get your teeth into something
- get-your-teeth-into-something-
- get your walking papers
- get your wires crossed
- getz
- geum
- gev
- gevalt
- gewgaw
- gewgawed
- gewurztraminer
- gey
- geyan
- geyser
- geyserite