malaya
geographical name(Ma-laya)
former country in southeastern Asia; a British dominion 1957—63, since 1963 a territory of Malaysia; capital Kuala Lumpur area 50,690 square miles (131,794 square kilometers)
malaya
geographical name(Ma-laya)
former dependencies of Great Britain on the Malay Peninsula and in the Malay Archipelago including Malaya (federation), Singapore, North Borneo, Sarawak, and Brunei