Malay Archipelago

Malay Archipelago

An island group of southeast Asia between Australia and the Asian mainland and separating the Indian and Pacific oceans. It includes Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia.

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Malay Archipelago

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(Placename) a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, between SE Asia and Australia: the largest group of islands in the world; includes over 3000 Indonesian islands, about 7000 islands of the Philippines, and, sometimes, New Guinea

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Malay Archipelago - a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia East India, East Indies curry - (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice Sunda Islands - a chain of islands in the western Malay Archipelago Borneo, Kalimantan - 3rd largest island in the world; in the western Pacific to the north of Java; largely covered by dense jungle and rain forest; part of the Malay Archipelago Pacific, Pacific Ocean - the largest ocean in the world East Indian - a native or inhabitant of the East Indies Malay, Malayan - a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago