- Malay Archipelago
- geographical name archipelago SE Asia including Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Sulawesi, Moluccas, & Timor — usually considered to include also the Philippines & sometimes New Guinea
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Malay Archipelago
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Malay Archipelago — prop. n. A group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Malay Archipelago — large group of islands between SE Asia & Australia, including Indonesia, the Philippines, &, sometimes, New Guinea … English World dictionary
Malay Archipelago — This article is about the large island group. For the book, see The Malay Archipelago. Malay Archipelago World map highlighting Malay Archipelago. New Guinea not part of the Malay Archipelago by some definitions is also included. Geography… … Wikipedia
Malay Archipelago — an extensive island group in the Indian and Pacific oceans, SE of Asia, including the Greater and Lesser Sunda Islands, the Moluccas, and the Philippines. Also called Malaysia. * * * Largest group of islands in the world, located off the… … Universalium
MALAY ARCHIPELAGO — or INDIAN ARCHIPELAGO is that group of many hundred islands stretching from the Malay Peninsula SE. to Australia between the North Pacific and the Indian Ocean, of which Borneo, Sumatra, Java, and Celebes are the largest … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Malay Archipelago — noun a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia • Syn: ↑East Indies, ↑East India • Derivationally related forms: ↑East Indian (for: ↑East India) • Members of this Region: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Malay Archipelago — /məleɪ akəˈpɛləgoʊ/ (say muhlay ahkuh peluhgoh) noun an extensive archipelago in the Indian and Pacific oceans south east of Asia, consisting of the islands of New Guinea, Indonesia, the Philippines and the Moluccas …
Malay Archipelago — isl. group off SE Asia; includes isls. of Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines … Webster's Gazetteer
Malay Archipelago — n. group of islands of southeast Asia (includes the islands of Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia) … English contemporary dictionary
Malay Archipelago — Ma′lay Archipel′ago n. geg an extensive island group in the Indian and Pacific oceans, SE of Asia, including the Sunda Islands, the Moluccas, and the Philippines Also called Malaysia … From formal English to slang
