transcription, транскрипция: [ mə-ˈlā-zh(ē-)ə, -sh(ē-)ə ]
geographical name
1. : Malay Archipelago
2. or Federation of Malaysia country SE Asia, a union of Malaya, Sabah (North Borneo), Sarawak, & (until 1965) Singapore; a federal constitutional monarchy in the Commonwealth of Nations capital Kuala Lumpur area 128,727 square miles (333,403 square kilometers ), population 19,077,000
• Ma·lay·sian mə-ˈlā-zhən, -shən adjective or noun