Malayan

Malayan
Malay Ma*lay", Malayan Ma*lay"an, prop. a. Of or pertaining to the Malays or their country. -- n. The Malay language. [1913 Webster]

{Malay apple} (Bot.), a myrtaceous tree ({Eugenia Malaccensis}) common in India; also, its applelike fruit. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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