n.
Pronunciation: m ə - ' l ā - ə , m ā -
Function: geographical name
1 MALAY PENINSULA
2 BRITISH MALAYA
3 or Federation of Malaya former country SE Asia; a Brit. dominion 1957-63, since 1963 a territory (now called Peninsular Malaysia ) of Malaysia capital Kuala Lumpur area 50,690 sq mi (131,794 sq km )