Malayan (adj.)

  1. of or relating to or characteristic of Malaysia; Malaysian police crack down hard on drug smugglers; Malayan crocodiles

    [ Syn: malaysian , malayan ]

  2. 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; Malay peoples; Malayan syllable structure

    [ Syn: malay , malayan ]

    Malayan (n.)

  1. a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago

    [ Syn: malay , malayan ]

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