Straits of Malacca

A form of Strait of Malacca — A strait between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Strait of Malacca.
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    The Spanish couple sailed their “Pink Panther” with great excitement out of Taiwan's northern port of Keelung, the second largest port on the island. They were confident of successfully passing through the South China Sea and finding favorable winds oi to Singapore, the Straits of Malacca and Colombo.

    1983 January 16, “Yachts win fame on waters worldwide”, in Free China Weekly, volume XXIV, number 3, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3, column 1
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Straits of Malacca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Straits%20of%20Malacca

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