Meanings
- historicalA former British colony in Southeast Asia, existing between 1826–1946 and consisting of modern-day Singapore and Malacca, Penang, and Perak in Malaysia, as well as a few other miscellaneous territories for other periods.
Synonyms: Straits
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA former British colony in Southeast Asia, existing between 1826–1946 and consisting of modern-day Singapore and Malacca, Penang, and Perak in Malaysia, as well as a few other miscellaneous territories for other periods.
Origin
Named for the Singapore Straits on older maps of the area.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 海峽殖民地 /海峡殖民地, 叻嶼呷 /叻屿呷
- 海峽殖民地 /海峡殖民地 (Hǎixiá Zhímíndì)former British territories
- 叻嶼呷 /叻屿呷 (Lèyǔxiā)former British territories
Finnish Salmisiirtokunnat
- Salmisiirtokunnatformer British territories
Japanese 海峡植民地
- 海峡植民地 (Kaikyō Shokuminchi)former British territories
Malay Negeri-negeri Selat
- Negeri-negeri Selatformer British territories
Tamil நீரிணை குடியேற்றங்கள்
- நீரிணை குடியேற்றங்கள் (nīriṇai kuṭiyēṟṟaṅkaḷ)former British territories
Cite this entry
Straits Settlements. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Straits%20Settlements
“Straits Settlements.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Straits%20Settlements. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Straits Settlements,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Straits%20Settlements.
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