'Malaya' definitions:
Definition of 'Malaya'
From: WordNet
noun
A constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957 [syn: Malaysia, Malaya]
Definition of 'Malaya'
From: GCIDE
- Malaya \Malaya\ prop. n. Formerly, an Asian country on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula, now part of Malaysia. [WordNet 1.5]
Definition of 'Malaya'
From: GCIDE
- Malaysia \Malaysia\ prop. n. A country in Southeast Asia including the former nation of Malaya on the Malay Peninsula, and part of Borneo; sometimes still referred to as Malaya. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]