What is the meaning of malayan?

noun

  • A member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago.

adjective

  • Of or relating to or characteristic of Malaysia.
    • usage: "Malaysian police crack down hard on drug smugglers"; "Malayan crocodiles"
  • Of or relating to or characteristic of the people or language of Malaysia and the northern Malay Peninsula and parts of the western Malay Archipelago.
    • usage: "Malay peoples"; "Malayan syllable structure"
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