Used in a Sentence

malaysian

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

Editorial note

How do you think Malaysia would respond if Brunei suddenly claimed ownership of nearby Malaysian territory?

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A native of Malaysia.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A native of Malaysia.

noun

The Malay language, specifically the one spoken in Malaysia.

adjective

Pertaining to the country of Malaysia.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for malaysian.

Example sentences

1

How do you think Malaysia would respond if Brunei suddenly claimed ownership of nearby Malaysian territory?

2

It was an arms-length Russian crew then, and that could well have been the case with the other Malaysian plane.

3

Russia took down another Malaysian Airlines plane and virtually nothing has come of that.

4

Case in point: the missing Malaysian airplane is yet to be found.

5

They don't hesitate to use material like photoshopped 'satelite pictures' of Ukrainian fighter jets shooting down that Malaysian airliner and present it as validated evidence.

6

More imporantly Russia, via the Russian armed Ukrainian rebels is invading Ukraine, leading, among other things, to shooting down Malaysian airplanes.

7

It's probably not gaining traction because much of Jho Low's wealth comes from (allegedly) the embezzlement and misappropriation of money from a state-funded Malaysian investment fund.

8

Of course best case scenario would involve Malaysian government intervention.

9

If only Malaysian airlines (and all the others) had this!

10

The case currently threatens to destabilize the Malaysian government.

11

Whether or not northern Canada turns into a breadbasket doesn't help a Malaysian or Miami resident when the land their homes are built on becomes the new seafloor.

12

If you fly over Malaysian part of Borneo now (don't know about Indonesia since I wasn't there, but apparently it is following Malaysian lead), you will see palm plantations for miles and almost no old forest.

Quote examples

1

I don't want to sacrifice those hundreds of people on that Malaysian airplane that vanished, because "nobody knows what is happening".

2

Given how often "Malaysian government intervention" entails unconscionable violence, I cannot agree.

3

As for the "shooting down of Malaysian airplanes" that Russia had anything to do with the matter was a fairy-tale even worse than the BS pretexts of Bush and Blair during the Iraq war.

Proper noun examples

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Mandarin I practice with my coworker (although as a Cantonese Malaysian, Mandarin is not his native dialect so he has an accent just like me), and whenever I go to a Chinese restaurant.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use malaysian in a sentence?

How do you think Malaysia would respond if Brunei suddenly claimed ownership of nearby Malaysian territory?

What does malaysian mean?

A native of Malaysia.

What part of speech is malaysian?

malaysian is commonly used as noun, adjective.