Strait of Malacca

proper noun

A strait between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

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Malacca
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Meanings

proper nounthe Strait of Malacca

alternative Straits of Malacca

  1. A strait between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

    Synonyms: Malacca

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA strait between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

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Malacca

Translations

Afrikaans Straat van Malakka
  • Straat van Malakkastrait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Arabic مَضِيق مَلَقَا
  • مَضِيق مَلَقَا (maḍīq malaqā)strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Basque Malakako itsasartea
  • Malakako itsasarteastrait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Bengali মালাক্কা প্রণালী
  • মালাক্কা প্রণালী (malakka pronali)strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Bulgarian Малакския проток, Малака
  • Малакския проток (Malakskija protok)strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
  • Малака (Malaka)strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Catalan Estret de Malacca
  • Estret de Malaccastrait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Chinese Mandarin 馬六甲海峽 /马六甲海峡
  • 馬六甲海峽 /马六甲海峡 (Mǎliùjiǎ Hǎixiá)strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Czech Malacký průliv
  • Malacký průlivstrait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Danish Malaccastrædet
  • Malaccastrædetstrait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Dutch Straat Malakka
  • Straat Malakkastrait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Esperanto Malaka Markolo
  • Malaka Markolostrait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Estonian Malaka väin
  • Malaka väinstrait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Finnish Malakansalmi
  • Malakansalmistrait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
French détroit de Malacca
  • détroit de Malaccastrait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
German Straße von Malakka
  • Straße von Malakkastrait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Greek Πορθμός της Μαλάκκα
  • Πορθμός της Μαλάκκα (Porthmós tis Malákka)strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Hebrew מצר מלאקה
  • מצר מלאקה (meitsar malakah)strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Hindi मलक्का जलडमरूमध्य
  • मलक्का जलडमरूमध्य (malakkā jalḍamrūmadhya)strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Hungarian Malaka-szoros
  • Malaka-szorosstrait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Icelandic Malakkasund
  • Malakkasundstrait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Indonesian Selat Malaka
  • Selat Malakastrait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Italian stretto di Malacca
  • stretto di Malaccastrait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Japanese マラッカ海峡
  • マラッカ海峡 (Marakka-kaikyō)strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Korean 믈라카 해협
  • 믈라카 해협 (meullaka haehyeop)strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Latvian Malakas šaurums
  • Malakas šaurumsstrait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Lithuanian Malakos sąsiauris
  • Malakos sąsiaurisstrait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Malay Selat Melaka
  • Selat Melakastrait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Norwegian Bokmål Malakkastredet
  • Malakkastredetstrait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Persian تنگه ملاکا
  • تنگه ملاکا (tange-ye malâkâ)strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Polish Cieśnina Malakka
  • Cieśnina Malakkastrait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Portuguese Estreito de Malaca
  • Estreito de Malacastrait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Punjabi ਮਲੱਕਾ ਪਣਜੋੜ
  • ਮਲੱਕਾ ਪਣਜੋੜ (malakkā paṇjoṛ)strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Romanian Strâmtoarea Malacca
  • Strâmtoarea Malaccastrait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Russian Мала́ккский пролив
  • Мала́ккский пролив (Malákkskij proliv)strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Slovak Melacký prieliv
  • Melacký prielivstrait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Spanish Estrecho de Malaca
  • Estrecho de Malacastrait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Swahili Mlango-Bahari wa Malacca
  • Mlango-Bahari wa Malaccastrait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Swedish Malackasundet
  • Malackasundetstrait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Tagalog Kipot ng Malaka
  • Kipot ng Malakastrait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Tamil மலாக்கா நீரிணை
  • மலாக்கா நீரிணை (malākkā nīriṇai)strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Thai ช่องแคบมะละกา
  • ช่องแคบมะละกา (chɔ̂ng-kɛ̂ɛp málágaa)strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Turkish Malakka Boğazı
  • Malakka Boğazıstrait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Ukrainian Малаккська протока
  • Малаккська протока (Malakksʹka protoka)strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Vietnamese Eo biển Malacca
  • Eo biển Malaccastrait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Welsh Culfor Malacca
  • Culfor Malaccastrait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“Strait of Malacca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Strait%20of%20Malacca. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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