Malaya |
the one of three federated territories included in Malaysia that occupies most of the Malay Peninsula. |
Malay Archipelago |
a large group of islands that stretches from Southeast Asia to Australia and includes Indonesia, Borneo, and the Philippines. |
Malayo-Polynesian |
see "Austronesian." |
Malay Peninsula |
a Southeast Asian peninsula occupied by Malaya and part of Thailand. |
Malaysia |
a country in Southeast Asia, including Malaya, Sumatra, Sabah, and Sarawak. |
Malaysian |
a native or citizen of Malaysia, or a descendant thereof. [4 definitions] |
Malcolm X |
U.S. black nationalist leader and Muslim minister (b.1925--d.1965). |
malcontent |
dissatisfied with existing conditions or circumstances. [2 definitions] |
mal de mer |
(French) seasickness. |
Maldives |
an Indian Ocean country southwest of Sri Lanka, composed of about two thousand islands; Maldive Islands. |
Malé |
the capital of the Maldives. |
male |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the masculine sex. [3 definitions] |
malediction |
the expression of a wish that evil or harm come to someone; curse. [2 definitions] |
malefaction |
an evil or criminal act. |
malefactor |
one who commits a crime or does evil; criminal or wrongdoer. |
malefic |
evil; sinister; baleful. |
maleficence |
harm; evil. [2 definitions] |
maleficent |
causing harm or evil. |
Maleia |
the southeastern promontory of the Peloponnesus, where, in Greek mythology, Odysseus was thrown off course; Cape Maleia. |
malevolence |
the state or quality of being malevolent. |
malevolent |
wishing or doing evil to others; ill-willed; malicious. |