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Malayan

//məˈleɪən// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    of, or relating to the former Malaya; Malay
Adjective
  1. 1
    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 wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to or characteristic of Malaysia wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Armenian.
Noun
  1. 1
    A person of whatever ethnicity from the former Malaya or Peninsular Malaysia

    "The third class is intended to provide cheap travel for the poorest Malayans; wooden seats are the rule, the compensation lying in the fare of four cents a mile (about 1d)."

  2. 2
    a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago wordnet
  3. 3
    Either of two lycaenid butterflies of the genus Megisba of Asia and Australasia.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Malaya + -an.

Etymology 2

From Malaya + -an.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Armenian Մալայան (Malayan).

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