Malaysian

Ma·lay·sia  (m-lzh, -sh) A country of southeast Asia consisting of the southern Malay Peninsula and the northern part of the island of Borneo. Malays probably moved into the penisula c. 2000 b.c., eventually reaching northern Borneo and displacing the indigenous Dayaks. Europeans arrived in the 16th century. By the 20th century Great Britain had established protectorates throughout the lower peninsula, which later formed the Union (1946) and then the Federation (1948) of Malaya. Gaining independence in 1957, it joined with Singapore, Sabah, and Sarawak to become the Federation of Malaysia in 1963. Singapore gained independence separately in 1965. Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the largest city. Population: 23,000,000. Ma·laysian adj. & n.

Malaysia

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Malaysian

Adjective

of Malaysia

Noun

a person from Malaysia

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Malaysian - a native or inhabitant of Malaysia Malaya, Malaysia - a constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957 Asian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia Bornean - a native or inhabitant of Borneo Sabahan - a Malaysian from Sabah Sarawakian - a native or inhabitant of Sarawak
	2.	Malaysian - the Malay language spoken in Malaysia Bahasa Kebangsaan, Bahasa Malaysia, Bahasa Melayu Malay - a western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages
Adj.	1.	Malaysian - of or relating to or characteristic of Malaysia; "Malaysian police crack down hard on drug smugglers"; "Malayan crocodiles" Malayan

Translations

Malaysian [məˈleɪzɪən] adj, n → malaisio/a m/f; malaysio/a m/f

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Malaysian [məˈleɪzɪən] adj → malaisien(ne)

n → Malaisien(ne)

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Malaysian [məˈleɪzɪən] Malaysia adj → malaysisch

n → Malaysier(in) m(f)

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Malaysian [məˈleɪzɪən] adj, n → malaysiano/a