Putrajaya

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A federal territory in western Malaysia.
  2. 2
    The administrative capital of Malaysia, located in the federal territory of the same name.
  3. 3
    The Malaysian government. metonymically

Etymology

From Malay Putrajaya; from Sanskrit पुत्र (putra, “son”) + जय (jayá, “victory”).

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