<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Malay Peninsula.</li><li>Federation of Malaya: a former federation of 11 states in the southern part of the Malay Peninsula; a British protectorate from 1948 to 1957; now forms part of Malaysia.</li><li>Kuala Lumpur.</li><li>Formerly Malay States.</li><li>Malaysia (def 1).</li></ul>