Malaya and Malaysia

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Malaya

Malaya noun - A constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957.

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Malaysia and Malaya are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Malaysia" instead a noun "Malaya".

Nearby Words: Malaysian, Malay, Malayan, Malaysia

Malaysia

Malaysia noun - A constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957.

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Malaya and Malaysia are semantically related. You can use "Malaya" instead a noun "Malaysia".

Nearby Words: Malaysian, Malay, Malayan, Malaya

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