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Mälaren
malaria
malariology
malarkey
malate
malathion
Malawi
Malawi, Lake
Malay
Malay Archipelago
Malay Peninsula
Malaya, Federation of
Malayalam
Malayalee
Malayo-Polynesian
Malaysia
Malaysian English
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Malay

Ma·lay [ mə láy, máy lày ] (plural Ma·lays)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. member of SE Asian ethnic group: a member of a people who inhabit the Malay Peninsula, Indonesia, and other islands of the Malay Archipelago and the Philippines

2. language of Malaysia: an Austronesian language spoken in Malaysia and in parts of Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, and surrounding areas. Native speakers: 22 million.100 million.

[Late 16th century. < Malay malayu]

Ma·lay adjective
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