Malaya refers to a number of historical and current political entities related to what is currently
Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Negeri-negeri Tanah Melayu; Jawi: نڬري-نڬري تانه ملايو), also known as West Malaysia or the Malaysian Peninsula, ...
in Southeast Asia:
Political entities
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British Malaya (1826–1957), a loose collection of the British colony of the Straits Settlements and the British protectorates of the Malay States
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Malayan Union (1946–1948), a post-war British colony consisting of all the states and settlements in British Malaya except Singapore
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Federation of Malaya (1948–1963), the successor to the Malayan Union, which gained independence within the Commonwealth of Nations in 1957
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States of Malaya (1963-Present), the States of the Federation of Malaya following the merger with the self-governing
State of Singapore and the Colonies of
North Borneo (renamed
Sabah
Sabah () is a state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indonesia to the south. The Federal Territory o ...
),
Sarawak
Sarawak (; ) is a state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, ...
to form
the Federation of Malaysia
Geography
Malaya comprises the States of Malaya and Singapore
Science
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Megisba malaya
''Megisba malaya'', the Malayan, is a small butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia.Wynter-Blyth (1957) It belongs to the family (biology), family of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). The species was first described by Thomas Hor ...
'', a butterfly commonly called the Malayan
People
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Malaya Akulukjuk
Malaya Akulukjuk was an Inuit artist who drew works inspired by her life as a shaman and Inuit spirituality through depictions of human-animal transformations. Akulukjuk was born in 1915 (though some sources state 1912 and 1921), and lived a tradit ...
(born 1915?), Canadian Inuit artist
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Malaya Drew
Malaya Rivera Drew (born February 6, 1985) is an American stage, film and television actress. Drew is best known for her role as Adele Channing on the cable television series ''The L Word'' (2008) and for her role as Katey Alvaro on NBC's long ...
(born 1978), American actress
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Malaya Marcelino
Malaya Marcelino is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2019 Manitoba general election.Bryce Hoye"Meet the rookies: Manitobans elect 13 first-time MLAs" CBC News Manitoba, September 11, 2019. She ...
, Canadian politician
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Oxana Malaya
Oksana Oleksandrivna Malaya ( uk, Оксана Олександрівна Малая, born 4 November 1983), better known as Oxana Malaya, is a Ukrainian woman internationally known for her dog-imitating behavior. Malaya has been the subject of ...
(born 1983), Ukrainian mental patient known for her morbid dog-like childhood behaviour
Other uses
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University of Malaya
The University of Malaya ( ms, Universiti Malaya, UM; abbreviated as UM or informally the Malayan University) is a public research university located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the oldest and highest ranking Malaysian institution of highe ...
, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
* , a Royal Navy battleship which served in both world wars
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Operation Malaya
Operation Malaya ( es, Operación Malaya) is a Spanish anti- corruption campaign in the southern resort city of Marbella. It began in 2006 and it is being carried out by the '' Policía Nacional'' under the direction of Judge Miguel Ángel Torres. ...
, a police investigation taking place in Spain
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''Malaya'' (film), a 1949 American war film set in Japanese-occupied Malaya
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''Malaya'' (newspaper), a newspaper in the Philippines
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Malaya Mountains
The Malaya Mountains were a range of mountains that were mentioned in the Hindu sacred texts like ''Matsya Purana'', the ''Kurma Purana'', the ''Vishnu Purana'', and the epics of the ''Ramayana'' and the ''Mahabharata''.
The Vishnu Purana specifi ...
, a place in Hindu mythology
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Malaya Kuonamka
The Malaya Kuonamka (russian: Малая Куонамка; sah, Кыра Куонамка) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a right tributary of the Anabar with a length of . Its drainage basin area is .
The river flows n ...
, a river in Yakutia, Russia
See also
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M'alayah
The M'alayah (Arabic: معلايه or معلاية / ALA-LC: ''ma‘alāyah'') is a kind of dance common in North Africa and Eastern Arabia.
The dance is usually misnamed by calling it various names such as um-alaya, dagni, etc.
Origin
The ter ...
, a dance of East Africa and Eastern Arabia
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Malay (disambiguation)
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Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 2 ...
, a South Asian language
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Malays (disambiguation)
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Malays (ethnic group)
Malays ( ms, Orang Melayu, Jawi: أورڠ ملايو) are an Austronesian ethnic group native to eastern Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula and coastal Borneo, as well as the smaller islands that lie between these locations — areas that are c ...
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Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
, a federal constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia
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Malaysian (disambiguation)
Malaysian may refer to:
* Something from or related to Malaysia, a country in Southeast Asia
* Malaysian Malay, a dialect of Malay language spoken mainly in Malaysia
* Malaysian people, people who are identified with the country of Malaysia rega ...
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