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Without doubt, Malaysia is the great economic star of the Muslim world.
Martin Jacques

Meaning of "Malaysia" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MALAYSIA

Malaysia  [məˈleɪzɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MALAYSIA

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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 MALAYSIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Malaysia

Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy located in Southeast Asia. It consists of thirteen states and three federal territories and has a total landmass of 329,847 square kilometres separated by the South China Sea into two similarly sized regions, Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia. Peninsular Malaysia shares a land and maritime border with Thailand and maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, and Indonesia. East Malaysia shares land and maritime borders with Brunei and Indonesia and a maritime border with the Philippines. The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. In 2010 the population was 28.33 million, with 22.6 million living in Peninsular Malaysia. The southernmost point of continental Eurasia, Tanjung Piai, is in Malaysia, located in the tropics. It is one of 17 megadiverse countries on earth, with large numbers of endemic species. Malaysia has its origins in the Malay Kingdoms present in the area which, from the 18th century, became subject to the British Empire.

Definition of Malaysia in the English dictionary

The definition of Malaysia in the dictionary is a federation in SE Asia, consisting of Peninsular Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula, and East Malaysia, occupying the N part of the island of Borneo: formed in 1963 as a federation of Malaya, Sarawak, Sabah, and Singapore ; densely forested and mostly mountainous. Official language: Malay; English and various Chinese and Indian minority languages are also spoken. Official religion: Muslim. Currency: ringgit. Capital: Kuala Lumpur. Federal seat of government: Putrajaya. Pop: 29 628 392. Area: 329 847 sq km.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MALAYSIA


achalasia
ˌækəˈleɪzɪə
achondroplasia
eɪˌkɒndrəʊˈpleɪzɪə
antonomasia
ˌæntənəˈmeɪzɪə
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
metaplasia
ˌmɛtəˈpleɪzɪə
neoplasia
ˌniːəˈpleɪzɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MALAYSIA

Malatya
Malawi
Malawian
malax
malaxage
malaxation
malaxator
Malay
Malay Archipelago
Malay Peninsula
Malay States
Malaya
Malayalaam
Malayalam
Malayalee
Malayali
Malayan
Malayan monitor
Malayo-Polynesian
Malaysian

WORDS THAT END LIKE MALAYSIA

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

Synonyms and antonyms of Malaysia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Malaysia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MALAYSIA

Find out the translation of Malaysia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of 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 «Malaysia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

马来西亚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Malasia
570 millions of speakers

English

Malaysia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मलेशिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَالِيْزْيَا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Малайзия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Malásia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাল্যাশিয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Malaisie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Malaysia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Malaysia
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マレーシア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

말레이시아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Malaysia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nước Malaysia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மலேஷியா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मलेशिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Malezya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Malesia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Malezja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Малайзія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Malaiezia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Μαλαισία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Maleisië
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Malaysia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Malaysia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Malaysia

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MALAYSIA»

The term «Malaysia» is very widely used and occupies the 2.291 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Malaysia
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MALAYSIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Malaysia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «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 Malaysia

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «MALAYSIA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Malaysia.
1
Utkarsh Ambudkar
The amount of love I get from India, from Pakistan, from Asia, from Persia, Malaysia - people are just like, 'Brown boy doing it, brown boy doing it!'
2
Julie Bishop
Well they're very, very genuine concerns at present as to the status of the 800 people who are to be sent by Australia to Malaysia. There's concern about the status of asylum seekers in Malaysia generally, but there's concern about the status of the 800 to be sent.
3
Conrad Black
Eastern Muslim countries, such as Indonesia and Malaysia, are relative success stories, as they are not afflicted by the Arab heritage of retreat and humiliation at the hands of the French, Spanish, British, Turks, and Persians.
4
Alexander Cockburn
Be careful about Burma. Most people cannot remember whether it was Siam and has become Thailand, or whether it is now part of Malaysia and should be called Sri Lanka.
5
Gary Cohn
China is the big economic engine in Asia, so what happens is, as China growth expands, these countries in the periphery of China, whether it be Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, they end up growing with China because they become big exporters.
6
Thomas Friedman
Basically all the world's computer parts come from the same supply chain that runs from Korea, down through coastal China, over to Taiwan, and down to Malaysia.
7
Sete Gibernau
In Malaysia where the front end pushes so much, extra engine braking is really going to help you.
8
Camille Guaty
I inherited them, so I got it like that. But I hear you can actually get dimples for a certain price if you really want them. I was getting my nails done once, and this lady asked me, 'Are those real? In my country, they pay a lot of money for those.' And I was like, 'Really?' I think she was from Malaysia.
9
Colleen Haskell
I'm going to Malaysia to try and win a million dollars... how exciting is that?
10
Martin Jacques
Without doubt, Malaysia is the great economic star of the Muslim world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MALAYSIA»

Discover the use of Malaysia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Malaysia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Malaysia
Globetrotter Wildlife and Safari Guides are indispensable guides to planning and enjoying your travels in the country's finest wildlife reserves.
Helen Oon, 2008
2
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
3
Malaysia: Islam, Society and Politics
This collection of essays has been prepared as a tribute to Clive S. Kessler, Professor of Sociology at the University of New South Wales for over twenty years and a member of staff of the London School of Economics and Political Science, ...
Virginia Hooker, Norani Othman, 2003
4
A History of Malaysia
While several recent studies deal with the impact of colonial rule and Malaysia's spectacular economic transition, this book is unique because it tracks developments from early times, and identifies continuities as well as change.
Barbara Watson Andaya, Leonard Y. Andaya, 2001
5
Creating "Greater Malaysia": Decolonization and the Politics ...
Malaysia came into existence on 9/16/63 as a federation of Malaya, Singapore, Sabah (North Borneo), and Sarawak; in 1965 Singapore withdrew from the federation.
Tai Yong Tan, 2008
6
Malaysia: Growth, Equity, and Structural Transformation
World Bank Technical Paper 225.
Ismail Mohd. Salleh, Saha Dhevan Meyanathan, 1993
7
Malaysia: Recent Trends and Challenges
This book documents the trends and challenges that are taking place in various sectors in Malaysia.
Saw Swee-Hock, K Kesavapany, 2006
8
Malaysia at Random
Bringing together a wonderful collection of Malaysian trivia - including anecdotes, statistics, quotes, facts, recipes, legends, and plenty of other unusual tidbits - peppered with attractive illustrations, this is an irresistible ...
‎2009
9
Malaysia: Enterprise Training, Technology, and Productivity
World Bank Discussion Paper No. 377.
‎1997
10
Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei. Ediz. Inglese
Complete revision of Malaysian Borneo section with new hikes and off-the-beaten-track destinations New focus on sustainable travel and eco-friendly listings Expanded coverage of Malaysia's awesome adventure activities In-depth information ...
Damian Harper, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MALAYSIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Malaysia is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Malaysia blocks UK-based portal for breaching internet law
The fund is currently being probed by authorities in Malaysia for financial mismanagement and possible graft. The state-owned firm's advisory ... «International Business Times UK, Jul 15»
2
MACC rubbishes Malaysia Today's allegations on 1MDB leak …
Dismissing the allegations in Malaysia Today, the MACC said the reports under the title “Return of the Jedi: The Return Match for Najib" dated ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»
3
OPPO launches CSR campaign in Malaysia | Marketing Interactive
Smartphone makers OPPO's Malaysia staff visited shelter home Rumah Safiyyah to meet underprivileged children and women, as part of a ... «Marketing Interactive, Jul 15»
4
Malaysia arrests man to help with high-level probe into 1MDB, SE …
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian authorities have arrested a man - believed to be the first - to aid a high-level multi-agency probe into scandal-hit ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
5
Malaysia's 'fashion police' getting under women's skin - Bangkok Post
KUALA LUMPUR — Women in Malaysia, long seen as a moderate Islamic nation, are being denied entry to government buildings on the ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
6
Is Tesco Malaysia up for sale? – MaxMonster Analytics - The …
Reuters recently reported that Japan's biggest retailer Aeon Co Ltd is interested to buy the operation of Tesco Stores Malaysia Sdn Bhd (Tesco ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»
7
Make English priority for Malaysia, says Nazir Razak - The …
Malaysia should make proficiency in the English language a top priority, prominent banker and brother of the prime minister, Datuk Seri Nazir ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»
8
Malaysia: Bring those responsible for MH17's downing to justice …
PETALING JAYA - Malaysia believes an independent international tribunal for MH17 is the best way to hold those responsible for the tragedy ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
9
Telekom Malaysia donates to charity through interactive TVC …
This Hari Raya, Malaysian telecommunications servicer Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) has launched a donation drive through an interactive ... «Marketing Interactive, Jul 15»
10
Malaysia stocks higher at close of trade; FTSE Malaysia KLCI up …
Investing.com – Malaysia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Industrial Products and Industrials sectors ... «Investing.com, Jul 15»

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