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How to pronounce“malayan”in English

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In natural English speech, "malayan" appears in contexts such as: "strategic hamlets were in Vietnam. What the new village program was during the Malayan emergency and those um wars took place during the decolonization era. So in 1950s and60s essentially you you put the population in secure villages uh". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

IPA/məˈleɪən/

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strategic hamlets were in Vietnam. What the new village program was during the

Malayan emergency and those um wars took place during the decolonization era. So

in 1950s and60s essentially you you put the population in secure villages uh

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Definitions of “malayan”

noun

A person of whatever ethnicity from the former Malaya or Peninsular Malaysia

“The third class is intended to provide cheap travel for the poorest Malayans; wooden seats are the rule, the compensation lying in the fare of four cents a mile (about 1d).”

noun

Either of two lycaenid butterflies of the genus Megisba of Asia and Australasia.

adjective

of, or relating to the former Malaya; Malay

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