Definitions of Malayan
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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“Malayan syllable structure”
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synonyms:
Malay
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of or relating to or characteristic of Malaysia“Malayan crocodiles”
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synonyms:
Malaysian
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a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago
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