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Definition of East malaysia
1. Noun. The part of Malaysia that is on the island of Borneo.
Group relationships: Borneo, Kalimantan, Malaya, Malaysia
Terms within: North Borneo, Sabah, Sarawak
Lexicographical Neighbors of East Malaysia
Literary usage of East malaysia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei by Karl-Heinz Reger (1997)
"east malaysia Impenetrable rain forest, monkeys, crocodiles and snakes. ...
That's how one imagines east malaysia. We think of Borneo, the world's third- ..."
2. The International Geography by Hugh Robert Mill (1915)
"Sub-Sections.—Papuans, the most typical of the Oceanic negroes. Range : Most of
east malaysia, inclusive of Flores; nearly all New Guinea. ..."
3. East Asian Experience in Environmental Governance: Response in a Rapidly by Zafar Adeel (2003)
"The main rivers and lakes of peninsular and east Malaysia are shown in Figure 5.1.
These rivers are administered by the state governments. ..."
4. International Migration in Asia: Trends and Policies by Oecd (2001)
"The Philippines, too, is reported to have stated its readiness to help bear the
costs of repatriating its nationals from Sabah in east Malaysia, where most ..."
5. Geography for junior classes by Robert Anderson (1858)
"It is divided into Malaysia in the west, Australasia in the south-west, and
Polynesia in the east. MALAYSIA. MALAYSIA is also called the East Indian or ..."