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Definition of: Malay
(mā′lā, mə·lā′) noun
1. A member of the dominant race in Malaysia; a Malayan.
2. The language spoken on the Malay Peninsula and widely used as a lingua franca throughout the East Indies, belonging to the Indonesian subfamily of Austronesian languages.
3. A variety of domestic fowl.
—adjective Of or pertaining to the Malays; Malayan.
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