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Malay Peninsula
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malcontent
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malcontent
mal·con·tent [ málkən tènt ] (plural mal·con·tents)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. discontented person: somebody who is discontented or dissatisfied, especially somebody who seems continually or chronically discontented
2. rebel: somebody who opposes the established social or political system
[Late 16th century. < French, "ill contented" < content "content" < Latin contentus (see content1)]

mal·con·tent adjective
mal·con·tent·ed [ màlkən téntəd ] adjective
mal·con·tent·ed·ly adverb
mal·con·tent·ed·ness noun
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