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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

말레이 국가들

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mal-lei guk-ga-deul

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Malayan states/məˈleɪ.ən steɪts/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"말레이 국가들은 영국의 보호령 하에 있었다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The former group of states on the Malay Peninsula, including the Federated and Unfederated Malay States, under British administration prior to independence.

    "The history of the Malayan states is marked by significant economic development in tin and rubber during the colonial era."
  2. 2

    A historical geographical classification referring generally to the polities comprising the region of modern peninsular Malaysia.

    "Researchers examined trade routes connecting the various Malayan states to regional maritime networks."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'Malayan', derived from the proper noun 'Malaya' (ultimately from Malay 'Melayu'), and 'states', from Old French 'estat' and Latin 'status'. Historically used to refer to the various monarchies and territories on the Malay Peninsula under British influence during the 19th and 20th centuries.

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