MELAKA

Meaning of MELAKA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ geographical name ]

or Ma·lac·ca mə-ˈla-kə, -ˈlä-

1. state Malaysia on W coast of Peninsular Malaysia area 640 square miles (1648 square kilometers ), population 504,502

2. city, its capital population 250,635

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MELAKA — or Malacca geographical name state Malaysia on W coast of Peninsular Malaysia area 640 square miles (1648 square kilometers ), …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MELAKA — /meuh lah"keuh/ , n. Malacca (defs. 1, 2).
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MELAKA — formerly Malacca, town and port, West Malaysia (Malaya), on the Strait of Malacca, at the mouth of the sluggish Melaka …
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MELAKA — n. Variant: or Ma · lac · ca Pronunciation: m ə - ' la-k ə , - ' lä- Function: …
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STRAITS SETTLEMENTS — geographical name former country SE Asia bordering on Strait of Malacca & comprising Singapore Island, Penang, & Melaka area 1242 …
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MALACCA — geographical name see: Melaka ~n adjective
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MALACCA, SULTANATE OF — (1403?–1511) Malay dynasty that ruled the great entrepôt of Malacca (Melaka) and its dependencies. Malacca, which commanded the main sea …
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ALBUQUERQUE, AFONSO DE — or Afonso the Great born 1453, Alhandra, near Lisbon died Dec. 15, 1515, at sea, off Goa, India Portuguese soldier, …
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MELA — ˈmā(ˌ)lä noun ( -s ) Etymology: Hindi melā, from Sanskrit melaka, melā meeting, assembly — more at militate : an …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MALACCA — — Malaccan , adj. , n. /meuh lak"euh, -lah"keuh/ , n. 1. a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay …
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STRAITS SETTLEMENTS — former country SE Asia bordering on Strait of Malacca & comprising Singapore Island, Penang, & Melaka area 1242 square miles …
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MALACCA — — see Melaka • Ma·lac·can mə-ˈla-kən, -ˈlä- adjective
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MALACCA — [ mə'lakə ] ■ noun brown cane (obtained from a Malaysian climbing palm Calamus scipionum ) that is widely used …
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TRAILOK — also called Borommatrailokanat (b.1431, Ayutthaya, Siam [now Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand]d. 1488, Phitsanulok), eighth king of Siam (Thailand; 144888), …
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STATISTICS: MALAYSIA
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SINGAPORE, FLAG OF — horizontally divided red-white national flag with a white crescent and five stars in the upper hoist corner. The width-to-length ratio …
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SINGAPORE — city, capital of the Republic of Singapore. It occupies the southern part of Singapore Island. Its strategic position on the …
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RUPAT ISLAND — Indonesian Pulau Rupat, Rupat also spelled Roepat island in the Strait of Malacca, Riau provinsi (province), Indonesia. It lies just …
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PERAK, TUN — died 1498 bendahara (chief minister) of the port city of Malacca (now Melaka in Malaysia), who was kingmaker and the …
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NEGERI SEMBILAN, — formerly Negri Sembilan, state (negeri), southwestern West Malaysia (Malaya), bounded by the states of Selangor (northwest), Pahang (north), Johor (east), …
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MUAR — also called Bandar Maharani, town and port on the southwestern coast of West Malaysia (Malaya). It lies along the strait …
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MALAYSIA, FLAG OF — national flag consisting of seven red and seven white horizontal stripes and a blue canton with a yellow star and …
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MALAYSIA — country of Southeast Asia, composed of two noncontiguous regionsPeninsular, or West, Malaysia and East Malaysiaseparated by some 400 miles (650 …
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MALACCA, SULTANATE OF — (1403?1511), Malay dynasty that ruled the great entrept of Malacca (Melaka) and its dependencies and provided Malay history with its …
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MALACCA, STRAIT OF — waterway connecting the Andaman Sea (Indian Ocean) and the South China Sea (Pacific Ocean). It runs between the Indonesian island …
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MAIN RANGE — also called Central Range, or Buffalo Range mountain range in West Malaysia, the most prominent mountain group on the Malay …
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HADI, SAYYID SHAYKH BIN AHMAD, AL- — born Nov. 9, 1867, Malacca, Straits Settlements [now Melaka, Malaysia] died Feb. 20, 1934, Penang, Straits Settlements Malay Islamic writer …
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ALMEIDA, FRANCISCO DE — born c. 1450, , Lisbon, Port. died March 1, 1510, Table Bay [modern Cape Town, S.Af.] soldier, explorer, and the …
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ALBUQUERQUE, AFONSO DE, THE GREAT — born 1453, Alhandra, near Lisbon died Dec. 15, 1515, at sea, off Goa, India Portuguese soldier, conqueror of Goa (1510) …
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MALACCA, SULTANATE OF — (1403?1511) Malay dynasty that ruled the great entrepôt of Malacca (Melaka) and its dependencies. Malacca, which commanded the main sea …
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ALBUQUERQUE, AFONSO DE — or Afonso the Great born 1453, Alhandra, near Lisbon died Dec. 15, 1515, at sea, off Goa, India Portuguese soldier, …
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