malaya

3 definitions found

malaya - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Malaya \Malaya\ prop. n.
     Formerly, an Asian country on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula,
     now part of Malaysia.
     [WordNet 1.5]

  Malaysia \Malaysia\ prop. n.
     A country in Southeast Asia including the former nation of
     Malaya on the Malay Peninsula, and part of Borneo; sometimes
     still referred to as Malaya.
     [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

malaya - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Malaya
      n 1: a constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo
           and the Malay Peninsula; achieved independence from the
           United Kingdom in 1957 [syn: Malaysia, Malaya]