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strait of malacca

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Ma⋅lac⋅ca

  [muh-lak-uh, -lah-kuh]
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–noun
1. a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula: formerly a part of the British Straits Settlements and of the Federation of Malaya. 404,125; 640 sq. mi. (1658 sq. km).
2. a seaport in and the capital of this state. 87,160.
3. Strait of, a strait between Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula. 35–185 mi. (56–298 km) wide.
Also, Melaka (for defs. 1, 2).

Related forms:
Ma⋅lac⋅can, adjective, noun
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Malacca, Strait of  
A channel between Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula connecting the Andaman Sea with the South China Sea.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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