strait of malacca
11Malacca — For the city, see Malacca City. Malacca Melaka   State   Melaka Negeri Hang Tuah/Melaka Negeri Bersejarah …
12Strait — A strait is a narrow, navigable channel of water that connects two larger navigable bodies of water. It most commonly refers to a channel of water that lies between two land masses, but it may also refer to a navigable channel through a body of… …
13MALACCA — 1) is a name given to the whole Malay Peninsula, that remarkable tongue of land 44 to 210 m. wide, stretching 800 m. SE. from Burma between the Strait of Malacca and the Gulf of Siam; mountain ranges 7000 ft. high from the backbone; along the… …
14Malacca — Malacca, 1) eine schmale, langgestreckte Hälbinsel, welche den südlichsten Theil Hinterindiens bildet, auf 2800 QM. etwa 1 Mill. Ew. zählt, im Norden durch die Landenge Kraw mit dem übrigen Hinterindien zusammenhängt, gegen Osten von dem Golf von …
15Malacca,Strait of — Malacca, Strait of A channel between Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula connecting the Andaman Sea with the South China Sea. * * * …
16Malacca, Strait of — strait betw. Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula …
17Malacca, sultanate of — (1403?–1511) Malay dynasty that ruled the great entrepôt of Malacca (Melaka) and its dependencies. Malacca, which commanded the main sea route between India and China, was founded by Paramesvara died 1424 , who converted to Islam and took the… …
18strait — straitly, adv. straitness, n. /strayt/, n. 1. Often, straits. (used with a sing. v.) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water. 2. Often, straits. a position of difficulty, distress, or need: Ill and penniless, he was in sad… …
19Malacca — Malaccan, adj., n. /meuh lak euh, lah keuh/, n. 1. a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula: formerly a part of the British Straits Settlements and of the Federation of Malaya. 404,125; 640 sq. mi. (1658 sq. km). 2. a seaport in and the… …
20Malacca — Ma•lac•ca [[t]məˈlæk ə, ˈlɑ kə[/t]] n. 1) geg a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 504,502; 640 sq. mi. (1658 sq. km) 2) geg the capital of this state. 295,999 3) geg Strait of, a strait between Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula Also,… …
