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Definition of Malaysia
1. Noun. A constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957.
Geographical relationships: Godown, Al-ma'unah, Islamic Community, Islamic Group, Jemaah Islamiyah, Ji, Malaysia Militant Group, Malaysian Mujahidin Group
Group relationships: Asean, Association Of Southeast Asian Nations
Generic synonyms: Asian Country, Asian Nation
Group relationships: Indochina, Indochinese Peninsula
Terms within: Capital Of Malaysia, Putrajaya, East Malaysia, West Malaysia
Member holonyms: Malay, Malayan, Malaysian
Derivative terms: Malayan, Malayan, Malaysian
Definition of Malaysia
1. Proper noun. A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Malaysia. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Malaysia
1. A parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch in southeast asia, consisting of 11 states (west malaysia) on the malay peninsula and two states (east malaysia) on the island of borneo. It is also called the federation of malaysia. Its capital is kuala lumpur. Before 1963 it was the union of malaya. It reorganised in 1948 as the federation of malaya, becoming independent from british malaya in 1957 and becoming malaysia in 1963 as a federation of malaya, sabah, sarawak, and singapore (which seceded in 1965). The form malay- probably derives from the tamil malay, mountain, with reference to its geography. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Malaysia
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