Malaya
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Malaya
- /məˈleɪ.ə/
Where it comes from
From Malay + -ia, Latinization of Malay. Compare English Malaysia.
proper noun
- A peninsula and geographic region of Southeast Asia constituting the southern part of the Malay Peninsula and several nearby islands, currently forming the western part of Malaysia; now known as West Malaysia or Peninsular Malaysia.
- A group of former British colonies and protectorates in Southeast Asia, existing on the southern part of the Malay Peninsula from 1826 to 1957, excepting the period of Japanese occupation during World War II; in full, British Malaya.
- A former colony and later a former independent country in Southeast Asia, existing on the southern part of the Malay Peninsula from 1948 to 1963; independent from 1957 and merged in 1963 with the territories of East Malaysia, forming modern Malaysia; in full, Federation of Malaya.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: malaysia, singapore, malaysian, malayan, malay, independent, unbound, unfettered, unshackled, free, liberated, sovereign, released, unencumbered, loose, unconfined
Translations
Talk about this word "Malaya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/malaya. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Malaya. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/malaya "Malaya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/malaya.Cite this
@misc{malaya_2026,
title = {Malaya},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/malaya},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
