1A state of Malaysia, on the south-western coast of the Malay Peninsula, on the Strait of Malacca.
1.1The capital and chief port of Melaka; population 194,400 (est. 2009). Conquered by the Portuguese in 1511, it played an important role in the development of trade between Europe and the East, especially China.
Definition of Melaka in US English:
Melaka
(also Malacca)
proper nounməˈläkə
1A state of Malaysia, on the southwestern coast of the Malay Peninsula, on the Strait of Malacca.
1.1The capital and chief port of Melaka; population 194,400 (est. 2009). Conquered by the Portuguese in 1511, it played an important role in the development of trade between Europe and the East, especially China.