Malaysia
geographical name
Ma·lay·sia
mə-ˈlā-zh(ē-)ə 
-sh(ē-)ə
1
malay archipelago
—a formerly used name
2
country bordering the South China Sea in southeastern Asia, a union of Malaya, Sabah (North Borneo), Sarawak, and (until 1965) Singapore; a federal constitutional monarchy in the Commonwealth of Nations; capital Kuala Lumpur area 127,355 square miles (329,847 square kilometers), population 31,810,000
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“Malaysia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Malaysia. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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