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malacca

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for malacca.

Editorial note

The Strait of Malacca (which is close by) would be on par with the Panama Canal or Suez.

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Quick take

The capital city of Malacca State, Malaysia.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of malacca gathered in one view.

noun

The capital city of Malacca State, Malaysia.

noun

A state in western Malaysia.

noun

Ellipsis of Strait of Malacca. [A strait between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for malacca.

noun

The capital city of Malacca State, Malaysia.

noun

A state in western Malaysia.

noun

Ellipsis of Strait of Malacca. [A strait between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra.]

noun

Ellipsis of Malacca cane. [(uncountable) Calamus scipionum, a species of thick rattan climbing palm native to Southeast Asia; its material; (inexact) closely similar species and their material.]

Example sentences

1

The Strait of Malacca (which is close by) would be on par with the Panama Canal or Suez.

2

The operationalization of the Iran-Central Asia-China railway in 2025 [0], which allows China to bypass Malacca 3.

3

Thai air force says its radar spotted MH370 heading to Strait of Malacca minutes after it vanished (but didn't say anything)...

4

Only way for PRC SPR to run dry end of year is if US starts blockading Malacca tomorrow and glass pipelines.

5

The refuted claim that Malaysian military radar tracked it to the Strait of Malacca is actually correct, and it crashed over there somewhere.

6

They look pretty thorough, but I think question 10 in geography should include the Strait of Malacca as well.

7

I predict we will see similar issues with the Strait of Malacca once China decides to ride this train.

8

The same logic applies to the Strait of Gibraltar (Spain, UK, Morocco) and the Strait of Malacca (Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia).

9

The ship has to go through Malacca and Suez, of course.

10

China is trying to eliminate oil because of the Malacca Dilemma.

11

Earlier reports based on radar suggest that the plane made several course changes as it flew in a zig-zag around the Malacca Strait and Andaman Sea west of Malaysia.

12

One big problem with 4 is that to believe this you probably have to discount the primary radar reports of the airplane heading west over Malaysia/Thailand and then north up the Malacca Strait and Andaman Sea.

Proper noun examples

1

Why would you need to buy off 30 different military forces to sail the straits of Malacca?

2

Turned towards Butterworth, a Malaysian city along the Strait of Malacca...

3

For example, in the Strait of Malacca, pirates will show up after dark in two wooden boats (no radar signature) with a rope slung between them.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use malacca in a sentence?

The Strait of Malacca (which is close by) would be on par with the Panama Canal or Suez.

What does malacca mean?

The capital city of Malacca State, Malaysia.

What part of speech is malacca?

malacca is commonly used as noun.