Malay Archipelago

proper noun

An archipelago and cultural region of Southeast Asia consisting of the islands between mainland Southeast Asia and Australia, including Indonesia, the Philippines, Brunei, East Malaysia (the part of Malaysia on the island of Borneo) and East Timor.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Malay Archipelago
  1. An archipelago and cultural region of Southeast Asia consisting of the islands between mainland Southeast Asia and Australia, including Indonesia, the Philippines, Brunei, East Malaysia (the part of Malaysia on the island of Borneo) and East Timor.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 馬來群島 /马来群岛
  • 馬來群島 /马来群岛 (Mǎlái Qúndǎo)archipelago
German Malaiischer Archipel
  • Malaiischer Archipelarchipelago
Hindi मलय
  • मलय (malay)archipelago
Polish Archipelag Malajski
  • Archipelag Malajskiarchipelago
Portuguese Arquipélago Malaio
  • Arquipélago Malaioarchipelago
Russian Мала́йский архипела́г
  • Мала́йский архипела́г (Malájskij arxipelág)archipelago
Vietnamese quần đảo Mã Lai
  • quần đảo Mã Laiarchipelago
Cite this entry
APA

Malay Archipelago. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malay%20Archipelago

MLA

“Malay Archipelago.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malay%20Archipelago. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Malay Archipelago,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malay%20Archipelago.

Source: Malay Archipelago on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.