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Definition of: Malaya
(mə·lā′ə)
A federation of eleven states in the Commonwealth of Nations, now incorporated in Malaysia, including the former Federated Malay States and Unfederated Malay States, the two settlements of Malacca and Penang on the southern Malay Peninsula, and adjacent islands; 50,600 square miles; capital, Kuala Lumpur: formerly Malayan Union. Also Malaya.
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