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The missile that downed the Malaysian plane, they say, is a Russian-made missile. But the weapons that are used in the barbarism in the barbaric act against the Palestinians were made by the West, and nobody is blaming them. Nobody talks about it; not even the U.N. Security Council can pass a resolution against Israel!
Yahya Jammeh

Meaning of "Malaysian" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MALAYSIAN

Malaysian  [məˈleɪzɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MALAYSIAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Malaysian can act as a noun and an adjective.
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.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MALAYSIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Malaysian

Demographics of Malaysia

The demographics of Malaysia are represented by the multiple ethnic groups that exist in this country. Malaysia's population, as of July 2010, is estimated to be 28,334,000, which makes it the 41st most populated country in the world. Of these, 5.72 million Malaysians live in East Malaysia and 22.5 million live in Peninsular Malaysia. The Malaysian population continues to grow at a rate of 2.4% per annum. According to latest 2010 census, among the three largest Malaysian groups Malays and Bumiputera fertility rates are at 2.8 children per woman, Chinese 1.8 children per woman, and Indians 2.0 children per woman. Malay fertility rates are 40% higher than Malaysian Indians and 56% higher than Malaysian Chinese. In 2010, the Malays were 60.3%, Chinese 22.9%, and the Indians 7.1% of the total population. The Chinese population has shrunk to half of its peak share from 1957 when it was 45% of Malaysia, although in absolute numbers they have multiplied more than threefold. The population distribution is uneven, with some 20 million of 28 million citizens concentrated in Peninsular Malaysia, which has an area of 131,598 square kilometres.

Definition of Malaysian in the English dictionary

The definition of Malaysian in the dictionary is of or relating to Malaysia or its inhabitants. Other definition of Malaysian is a native or inhabitant of Malaysia.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MALAYSIAN


Abkhazian
æbˈkɑːzɪən
Australasian
ˌɒstrəˈleɪzɪən
Bayesian
ˈbeɪzɪən
Cartesian
kɑːˈtiːzɪən
Carthusian
kɑːˈθjuːzɪən
Caucasian
kɔːˈkeɪzɪən
chalazion
kəˈleɪzɪən
Dickensian
dɪˈkɛnzɪən
Dionysian
ˌdaɪəˈnɪzɪən
Elysian
ɪˈlɪzɪən
Illinoisian
ˌɪlɪˈnɔɪzɪən
Indonesian
ˌɪndəʊˈniːzɪən
Levalloisian
ˌlɛvəˈlɔɪzɪən
Micronesian
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈniːzɪən
nasion
ˈneɪzɪən
Parisian
pəˈrɪzɪən
Rabelaisian
ˌræbəˈleɪzɪən
Tardenoisian
ˌtɑːdəˈnɔɪzɪən
Tunisian
tjuːˈnɪzɪən
Venusian
vɪˈnjuːzɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MALAYSIAN

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE MALAYSIAN

Afro-Asian
Andalusian
Asian
Belarusian
Central Asian
Eurasian
Frisian
Gaussian
Great Russian
hessian
Little Russian
Mysian
Ossian
Persian
Polynesian
Prussian
Rhodesian
Russian
Silesian
Southeast Asian

Synonyms and antonyms of Malaysian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Malaysian» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MALAYSIAN

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

Translator English - Chinese

马来西亚的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

malasio
570 millions of speakers

English

Malaysian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मलेशियन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَالِيزِيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

малазийский
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

malaio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মালয়েশিয়ার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

malaisien
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Malaysia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

malaysisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マレーシアの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

말레이시아의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Malaysia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc nước/người/tiếng Malaysia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மலேசிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मलेशियन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Malezyalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

malese
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

malezyjski
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

малайзійський
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

malaiezian
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαλαισιανός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Maleisiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

malaysisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

malaysisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Malaysian

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MALAYSIAN»

The term «Malaysian» is very widely used and occupies the 9.913 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MALAYSIAN» OVER TIME

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

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «MALAYSIAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Malaysian.
1
Yahya Jammeh
The missile that downed the Malaysian plane, they say, is a Russian-made missile. But the weapons that are used in the barbarism in the barbaric act against the Palestinians were made by the West, and nobody is blaming them. Nobody talks about it; not even the U.N. Security Council can pass a resolution against Israel!
2
Michelle Yeoh
If I only get to play Malaysian roles, there wouldn't be very many roles for me to play.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MALAYSIAN»

Discover the use of Malaysian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Malaysian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Malaysian Development
With stable government and a vigorous economy, Malaysia today is among the great success stories of East Asian development."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Martin Rudner, 1994
2
Malaysian Industrial Policy
Malaysian Industrial Policy argues that selective government promotion efforts have been successful and crucial for Malaysia's industrialization despite some disastrous outcomes associated with the Mahathir government's heavy ...
Jomo Kwame Sundaram, 2007
3
Prehistory of the Indo-Malaysian Archipelago
Since its publication in 1985, Peter Bellwood's Prehistory of the Indo-Malaysian Archipelago has been hailed as the sole authoritative work on the subject by the leading expert in the field.
Peter Bellwood, 2007
4
Malaysian Cinema, Asian Film: Border Crossings and National ...
Annotation Elizabeth A. Kaye specializes in communications as part of her coaching and consulting practice. She has edited Requirements for Certification since the 2000-01 edition.
William Van der Heide, 2002
5
Healing Sounds from the Malaysian Rainforest: Temiar Music ...
As musicologist and anthropologist, Marina Roseman recorded and transcribed Temiar rituals, while as a member of the community she became a participant and even a patient during the course of her two-year stay.
Marina Roseman, 1991
6
Malaysian Politics Under Mahathir
Malaysia's long serving Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad, is a controversial political figure. This text examines Mahathir's character, his ideas and policies and relates them to the social, economic and political setting outside Malaysia.
Robert Stephen Milne, Diane K. Mauzy, 1999
7
Malaysian Maverick: Mahathir Mohamad in Turbulent Times
The grandson of an Indian immigrant and the first Malay commoner to become prime minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad turned the Muslim-majority Southeast Asian country into one of the developing world's most successful economies.
Barry Wain, 2012
8
Scenes of Malaysian Classrooms
This book is a collection of stories centred around teachers, students and school issues.
Patricia Wong CK, 2012
9
Japan and Malaysian Development: In the Shadow of the Rising Sun
Japan and Malaysian Development critically assesses different dimensions of Japan-Malaysia economic relations. The work presents a balanced collection of essays examining Japanese involvement in Malaysia.
Jomo Kwame Sundaram, 1994
10
Bibliography of Malaysian Demography
Within each section, the titles have been arranged according to the alphabetical order of the author's name, and also included is an author index. The book is an indispensable source for researchers interested in the demography of Malaysia.
Swee-Hock Saw, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MALAYSIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Malaysian is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Lim Kok Wing quits as Najib's PR adviser after short-lived stint - The …
The Malaysian Insider understands that the advertising man's short-lived career as Najib's adviser ended in early July after he tendered his ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»
2
Malaysian gym pass startup KFit raises $3.25M led by Sequoia
The enterprising Malaysian, who also started a daily deals site that got bought by Groupon, is capitalizing on the rising awareness of health and fitness in Asia. «Tech in Asia, Jul 15»
3
Director with links to SRC International remanded as part of 1MDB …
The Malaysian Insider file pic, July 21, 2015.A construction and property development company director arrested by the special task force ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»
4
Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17: Russia questions impartiality of …
Russia has called for a greater UN role in establishing who brought down Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, and dismissed Dutch-led calls for an ... «International Business Times UK, Jul 15»
5
Make English priority for Malaysia, says Nazir Razak - The …
CIMB Group chairman Datuk Seri Nazir Razak highlighted Honda's move to make English its official language, saying that Malaysians have ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»
6
Sarawak Report still blocked, says MCMC despite access on laptops
Checks by The Malaysian Insider showed that while the site was accessible through most laptops and other connections, attempts to access it ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»
7
Google leg up for Malaysian not-for-profits | Tech/Gadgets | Malay …
Citing statistics from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), Sajith said approximately 20.1 million Malaysians ... «Malay Mail Online, Jul 15»
8
Maybank the only Malaysian company in Newsweek's Global 500 …
KUALA LUMPUR: Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) has been ranked 256 in Newsweek's Global 500 Green Rankings 2015, the magazine and ... «The Borneo Post, Jul 15»
9
GHB: new hope or no hope? - The Malaysian Insider
Emmanuel Joseph works with IT projects in a Malaysian GLC. In his free time he juggles between NGOs and his part time law degree. «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»
10
Reveal status of 1MDB probe, DAP tells A-G - The Malaysian Insider
The Malaysian Insider filepic, July 21, 2015.The Attorney-General (A-G) cannot keep mum on investigations by the special task force into debt ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»

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