n.
Pronunciation: m ə - ' l ā -zh( ē -) ə , -sh( ē -) ə
Function: geographical name
1 MALAY ARCHIPELAGO
2 or Federation of Malaysia country SE Asia, a union of Malaya, Sabah (N. Borneo), Sarawak, & (until 1965) Singapore; a federal constitutional monarchy in the Commonwealth of Nations capital Kuala Lumpur area 128,727 sq mi (333,403 sq km ), pop 19,077,000
– Ma · lay · sian \ m ə - ' l ā -zh ə n, -sh ə n \ adjective or noun