Look up Malaya, Malayan, or malaya in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Malaya may refer to: On Peninsular Malaysia in Southeast Asia:

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Define Malayan. Malayan synonyms, Malayan pronunciation, Malayan translation, English dictionary definition of Malayan. n. 1. A member of a people inhabiting the Malay Peninsula …

The meaning of MALAYAN is a native or inhabitant of Malaya.

2 meanings: 1. of or relating to Malaya or its inhabitants 2. a native or inhabitant of Malaya.... Click for more definitions.

Dec 22, 2025 · Many Malays are rural people, living in villages rather than towns. Much of the Malay Peninsula is covered by jungle, and the villages, with populations from 50 to 1,000, are …

Definitions of Malayan adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the people or language of Malaysia and the northern Malay Peninsula and parts of the western Malay Archipelago “ …

Following the end of the Malayan Emergency in 1960, the predominantly ethnic Chinese Malayan National Liberation Army, the armed wing of the MCP, retreated to the Malaysia–Thailand …

Dec 21, 2025 · Noun Malayan (plural Malayans) A person of whatever ethnicity from the former Malaya or Peninsular Malaysia

Aug 8, 2016 · Malayan (məlā´ən) or Malay (mā´lā), general term for one of a population of persons inhabiting SE Asia and the adjacent islands. The Malays vary greatly in physical …