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  • 11Malay — may refer to: Contents 1 Language 2 People 2.1 Ethnic groups 2.2 Individuals 3 Geography …

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  • 12Malay — [mā′lā΄, mə lā′] n. [Malay melaya < ?] 1. a member of a large group of indigenous peoples of the Malay Peninsula, the Malay Archipelago, and nearby islands 2. the Western Austronesian language of these peoples, used as the official language of …

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  • 13Malay Camp, California — Malay Camp is a former settlement and mining camp in Yuba County, California, United States. It was located on the Yuba River, 1.25 miles (2.0 km) north northeast of Smartsville, across the river from Landers Bar.[1] The place name refers to …

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  • 14Malay — Ma*lay , prop. n. One of a race of a brown or copper complexion in the Malay Peninsula and the western islands of the Indian Archipelago. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 15Malay — /may lay, meuh lay /, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a racially intermixed, generally short statured people who are the dominant population of the Malay Peninsula and adjacent islands. 2. of or pertaining to the language or… …

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  • 16Malay race — This article is about the Malay race. For the Malay ethnic group, see Malays (ethnic group). For other uses, see Malay (disambiguation). Area historically regarded as being inhabited by the original Austronesian people and later migrations The… …

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  • 17Malay language — Austronesian language with some 33 million first language speakers in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, and other parts of Indonesia and Malaysia. Because Malay was spoken on both sides of the Strait of Malacca, a crucial trade route between… …

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  • 18Malay language — This article is about the language which forms the basis of standard Indonesian and Malaysian. For the different Malay variants and dialects, see Malay languages. Malay Bahasa Melayu بهاس ملايو Spoken in Malaysia (as Malaysian and local Malay)… …

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  • 19Malay Archipelago — This article is about the large island group. For the book, see The Malay Archipelago. Malay Archipelago World map highlighting Malay Archipelago. New Guinea not part of the Malay Archipelago by some definitions is also included. Geography… …

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  • 20Malay — Ma·lay || mÉ™ leɪ n. member of a people inhabiting the Malay Peninsula and nearby islands, Malayan adj. of or pertaining to the people who inhabit the Malay Peninsula and nearby islands; of Malaysia, of the Malay Peninsula, of the Malay… …

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