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Meaning of "East Malaysia" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EAST MALAYSIA

East Malaysia  [iːst məˈleɪzɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EAST MALAYSIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
East Malaysia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EAST MALAYSIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

East Malaysia

East Malaysia, also known as Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan or Malaysian Borneo, is the part of Malaysia located on the island of Borneo. It consists of the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak, and the Federal Territory of Labuan. It lies to the east of Peninsular Malaysia, which is located on the Malay Peninsula. The two are separated by the South China Sea. While East Malaysia is less populated and less developed than West Malaysia, its land mass is larger and it has notably more natural resources, chiefly oil and gas reserves.

Definition of East Malaysia in the English dictionary

The definition of East Malaysia in the dictionary is part of Malaysia, consisting of the states of Sabah and Sarawak, which occupy the N part of the island of Borneo.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EAST MALAYSIA


achalasia
ˌækəˈleɪzɪə
achondroplasia
eɪˌkɒndrəʊˈpleɪzɪə
aphasia
əˈfeɪzɪə
aplasia
əˈpleɪzɪə
Australasia
ˌɒstrəˈleɪzɪə
brasier
ˈbreɪzɪə
brazier
ˈbreɪzɪə
cataplasia
ˌkætəˈpleɪzɪə
crazier
ˈkreɪzɪə
dysplasia
dɪsˈpleɪzɪə
ectasia
ɛkˈteɪzɪə
euthanasia
ˌjuːθəˈneɪzɪə
fantasia
fænˈteɪzɪə
glazier
ˈɡleɪzɪə
grazier
ˈɡreɪzɪə
gymnasia
dʒɪmˈneɪzɪə
heteroplasia
ˌhɛtərəʊˈpleɪzɪə
Malaysia
məˈleɪzɪə
metaplasia
ˌmɛtəˈpleɪzɪə
neoplasia
ˌniːəˈpleɪzɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EAST MALAYSIA

East Flanders
East German
East Germanic
East Germany
East India Company
East Indian
East Indies
East Kilbride
East London
East Lothian
East Pakistan
East Pakistani
East Prussia
East Prussian
East Renfrewshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
East Side
East Sussex
East Timor
East Timorese

WORDS THAT END LIKE EAST MALAYSIA

amnesia
Anastasia
Asia
Bahasa Indonesia
Dionysia
epimysia
French Polynesia
fuchsia
Indonesia
Micronesia
Mysia
ossia
Peninsular Malaysia
perimysia
Polynesia
prosopagnosia
Russia
Southeast Asia
Tunisia
zoysia

Synonyms and antonyms of East Malaysia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «East Malaysia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EAST MALAYSIA

Find out the translation of East Malaysia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of East Malaysia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «East Malaysia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

东马
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Malasia Oriental
570 millions of speakers

English

East Malaysia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पूर्व मलेशिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشرق ماليزيا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Восточная Малайзия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Malásia Oriental
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পূর্ব মালয়েশিয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Est de la Malaisie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Malaysia Timur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ost-Malaysia
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

東マレーシア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

동 말레이시아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wétan Malaysia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Đông Malaysia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிழக்கு மலேசியா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पूर्व मलेशिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Doğu Malezya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Malesia orientale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

East Malaysia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Східна Малайзія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

East Malaezia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ανατολική Μαλαισία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Oos-Maleisië
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

East Malaysia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

øst-Malaysia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of East Malaysia

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EAST MALAYSIA»

The term «East Malaysia» is regularly used and occupies the 87.955 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of East Malaysia
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «East Malaysia».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EAST MALAYSIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «East Malaysia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «East Malaysia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about East Malaysia

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EAST MALAYSIA»

Discover the use of East Malaysia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to East Malaysia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Population of Malaysia
GEOGRAPHICAL SETTING Malaysia consists of two distinct geographical segments separated by the South China Sea, Peninsular (or West) Malaysia in the west and east Malaysia in the east. The long narrow peninsula of West Malaysia ...
Swee-Hock Saw, 2007
2
Adventure Guides: East Malaysia
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Wendy Hutton, 2000
3
Income Inequality and Poverty in Malaysia
General Background Malaysia is a country divided into two separate land masses, Peninsular Malaysia (otherwise known as West Malaysia) and East Malaysia comprising Sabah and Sarawak. Situated in Southeast Asia, it covers an area of ...
Shireen Mardziah Hashim, 1998
4
The Non-Western World: Environment, Development, and Human ...
Malaysia Malaysia, established in 1963, comprises two geographically discrete units: West Malaysia, which includes the eleven states of the former Federation of Malaya, and East Malaysia, which includes the two former British Crown ...
Pradyumna Prasad Karan, 2004
5
Malaysia: The Making of a Nation
Focuses on Malaysia's four Prime Ministers as nation-builders, observing that each one of them when he became Prime Minister was transformed from being the head of the Malay party, UMNO, to that of the leader of a multi-ethnic nation.
Cheah Boon Kheng, 2002
6
Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei
For example, their fourteen-day "Borneo" tour of East Malaysia, costs around US $1 700 plus airfare. Cathay Pacific Holidays ® 1-800/762-81 81, Swww.cathay- usa.com. City-break packages and discounts on hotels. Their four-day Singapore  ...
Charles de Ledesma, Mark Lewis, Pauline Savage, 2003
7
The Making of Anthropology in East and Southeast Asia
However, when a Malay from Peninsular Malaysia conducts a study among the Kenyah indigenous minority in ulterior Sarawak, East Malaysia, is he "native" or " indigenous"? In fact, an American scholar who carries out research among the ...
Shinji Yamashita, Joseph Bosco, Jeremy Seymour Eades, 2004
8
Agricultural Development in Asia
Source : Derived from information supplied by Department of Statistics, Kuala Lumpur, December 1967; also from Malaysia 1965b: 3; Rueff 1963: 9. West Malaysia are apparent. East Malaysia has 60 per cent of the total land area, but only 15 ...
Richard Tregurtha Shand, 1969
9
World Atlas of Mangroves
Typical patterns of zonation in East Malaysia show an Avicennia–Sonneratia community on the soft seaward sediments, backed by more dominant Rhizophora–Bruguiera communities, and with Nypa palms becoming more predominant where ...
Mark Spalding, Mark Spalding, Mami Kainuma and Lorna Collins, Mami Kainuma, 2010
10
World Music: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia ...
Like much of the region, it is rapidly Westernising at the expense of its own traditions but there's still a lot to enjoy, from traditional ensembles to local diva Sheila Majid, as well as the hidden delights of the indigenous music of East Malaysia's ...
Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EAST MALAYSIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term East Malaysia is used in the context of the following news items.
1
New Sabah digital TV experience
... which is set to enhance the experience of enjoying TV viewing for all Malaysians will be making inroads into East Malaysia next month. «Daily Express, Jul 15»
2
Peatlands of South East Asia are heading towards a socio-economic …
About 82% of the Rajang Delta in Sarawak (East Malaysia) will be irreversibly flooded within 100 years and substantial areas are already ... «PreventionWeb, Jul 15»
3
REDtone to gain from East Malaysia's telco engineering services
REDtone said engineering services undertaken by the company in East Malaysia include the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia ... «The Borneo Post, Jul 15»
4
Loscam Malaysia opens new depot in Sabah
Located in Kota Kinabalu, the capital city of the state of Sabah, the new depot further extends Loscam's services to East Malaysia. Loscam ... «Ferret, Jul 15»
5
Gov't offices will surely bar Ibans in traditional dress too
... JAYA: The strict dress code being observed in government offices and public places will mean that Ibans, the natives of East Malaysia, will be ... «Free Malaysia Today, Jul 15»
6
Divide and rule, continuing a colonial tradition
... “The Chinaman will even sell his grandmother”, “The drunkard Indian bugger beats up his wife”, and the natives of East Malaysia, “They are ... «Free Malaysia Today, Jul 15»
7
A touch of magic: Gearing up for Social Entrepreneurship
East Malaysia is not left out in MaGIC's journey towards social entrepreneurship. There are several key forces at play among the traditional ... «The Borneo Post, Jul 15»
8
Ailing from abductions, Sabah tourism now faces post-quake struggle
This undated photo shows Mount Kinabalu, South East Asia's highest peak, in East Malaysia's state of Sabah. — AFP picKOTA KINABALU, July ... «Malay Mail Online, Jul 15»
9
Stiff action on illegal 4D gambling urged
Earlier, ENE (East Malaysia) Sdn Bhd presented a cheque for RM10,000 to MPP as it contribution for the Padawan Fest. Its Sarawak manager ... «The Borneo Post, Jul 15»
10
Sabah also eyes China's RM40b fund
... catalyst growth city' at the China-Asean Top CEO Business Summit (East Malaysia) in conjunction with the East Malaysia official launching of ... «Daily Express, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. East Malaysia [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/east-malaysia>. Apr 2024 ».
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