Malaysia

  • 11Malaysia —    The earliest Hindu state to appear on the Malay Peninsula was Kamalanka, which emerged dur ing the seventh century C.E. It appears to have developed out of the earlier kingdom of Lang La Tsiu, a dependency of the Cambodian king dom of Funan.… …

    Encyclopedia of Hinduism

  • 12Malaysia — (Persekutun Tanah Malaysia) ► Estado del SE de Asia. Malaysia continental limita con Thailandia al N, el mar de la China Meridional al E, Singapur al S y con el estrecho de Malaca al O. Malaysia insular está enclavada en el N de la isla de Borneo …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 13Malaysia — noun a constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957 • Syn: ↑Malaya • Derivationally related forms: ↑Malaysian, ↑Malayan • Members of this Region: ↑godown, ↑ …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 14Malaysia — Malaisie Malaysia (ms) Malaisie (fr) …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 15Malaysia — Malaisie ou Malaysia (Fédération de) (Persekutuan Tanah Malaysia), état fédéral du Sud Est asiatique regroupant, dep. 1957, onze états du S. de la péninsule malaise et, dep. 1963, deux états (Sarawak et Sabah) du N. de l île de Bornéo; Singapour… …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 16Malaysia — /məˈleɪʒə/ (say muh layzhuh) noun a federal monarchy in South East Asia, consisting of 13 states of which 11 are on the Malay Peninsula (West Malaysia) and two, Sabah and Sarawak, on the island of Borneo (East Malaysia); established in 1963 by… …

  • 17Malaysia — 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… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 18Malaysia —    Shamans in Malaysia (called bomoh, pawing, or dukun in various languages), heal illnesses by exorcism or by dealing with the other world, other than human persons, or spirits who inflict problems or bad luck. Shamans may serve as doctors… …

    Historical dictionary of shamanism

  • 19Malaysia — Ma|lay|si|a a country in southeast Asia made up of 13 states. Eleven of these are on the Malay ↑peninsula and the other two, Sabah and Sarawak, are on the island of Borneo. Population: 22,229,000 (2001). Capital: Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia is an… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20Malaysia — malayo ya, Malaysia → Malasia …

    Diccionario panhispánico de dudas