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malacca
noun(Ma-lac-ca cane)the often mottled, slender wood stem of an Asian rattan palm (especially Calamus rotang) used especially for walking sticks and umbrella handles
malacca
geographical name(Ma-lac-ca cane)state of Malaysia on the Strait of Malacca in the western peninsular part of the country area 640 square miles (1648 square kilometers), population 805,000
malacca
geographical name(Ma-lac-ca cane)city, seaport, and capital of the state of Melaka population 250,635
malacca
geographical name(Ma-lac-ca cane)channel 500 miles (805 kilometers) long between the southern part of the Malay Peninsula and the island of Sumatra and connecting the South China Sea with the Pacific