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malacca
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Malacca \Ma*lac"ca\, n. A town and district upon the seacoast of the Malay Peninsula.
WordNet
n. stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles
a cane made from the stem of a rattan palm [syn: malacca cane]
Wikipedia
Malacca (Melaka) can refer to the following geographical entities in Southeast Asia:
- Malacca, a state in Malaysia
- Malacca City or Malacca Town, the capital of the state of Malacca, which is recognised as UNESCO World Heritage site
- Malacca Sultanate, an early sultanate based in the Malacca area
- Strait of Malacca, a major waterway separating Malaya and Sumatra
- Crown Colony of Malacca, formed in 1946 and merged with the Federation of Malaya after gaining independence from the United Kingdom in 1957
Malacca can also refer to:
- Malacca, the tourist name for the village U-rèk-ka on Car Nicobar, an island in India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Malacca Banks, sandbanks in India's Gulf of Khambhat
- Malacca, the stem of the rattan palm, used for making walking sticks and umbrella sticks
- Malacca, Car Nicobar, a village in India
- Malacca, Nancowry, a village in India
- Malacca tree, a common name for Phyllanthus emblica
Malacca , dubbed "The Historic State", is a state in Malaysia and located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, next to the Straits of Malacca.
It borders Negeri Sembilan to the north and Johor to the south. The capital is Malacca City, which is south east of Malaysia's capital city Kuala Lumpur, north west of Johor's largest city Johor Bahru, and north west of Johor's second largest city, Batu Pahat. This historical city centre has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 7 July 2008.
Although it was the location of one of the earliest Malay sultanates, the local monarchy was abolished when the Portuguese conquered it in 1511. The head of state is the Yang di-Pertua Negeri or Governor, rather than a Sultan.
Usage examples of "malacca".
The varied landscape afforded by the Andaman Islands was soon passed, however, and the Rangoon rapidly approached the Straits of Malacca, which gave access to the China seas.
But through the stormy days and the heavy nights Nature is always busy in producing a rapidity and profusion of growth which would turn Malacca into a jungle were it not for axe and billhook, but her work does not jar upon the general silence.
Chief Towns--Bombay, Madras, Calicut, Aden, Malacca, Singapore, Pegu, Colombo.
I found from speaking with sellers of walking sticks that my guess was correct: there were but four or five chief selections of canes available made from Malacca in Baltimore, and likely in Richmond, as well.
Ptolemy in his tables doth set the land of Malacca to the south of the line in three or fower degrees of latitude, whereas now it is at the point thereof, being called Jentana, in one degree on the north side, as appeereth in the Straight of Cincapura, where daily they doe passe through unto the coast of Sian and China, where the Island of Aynan standeth, which also they say did ioine hard to the land of China: and Ptolemy placeth it on the north side far from the line, standing now aboue 20 degrees from it towards the north, as Asia and Europe now stand.
Captain Sager estimated that the Ladrone Islands would be in sight by the tenth day after their passage through the Strait of Malacca.
On this map of the world the islands of the Malay Archipelago follow the shores of Asia from Malacca to Japan.
Presently General Pendyce, in a high squaretopped bowler hat, carrying a malacca cane, and Prayer-Book, appeared walking between Bee and Norah, also carrying Prayer-Books, with foxterriers by their sides.
The red paper of the cocktail cigarette in a black malacca holder came close to matching the colour of the dress and Claudine acknowledged the entire, brilliant effect was very belle epoque.
I thought I'd made it clear that every penny of cash in Macao, Malacca, and Goa, and every penny the Macao traders and city fathers can borrow is invested in this year's venture.
Whole shiploads are exported annually from Sumatra, Malacca, Siam and Cochin China.
She'd load four hundred and fifty-six thousand tons of crude oil over a period of less than a day, then steam back out of the Persian Gulf, turn southeast for the passage around India, then transit the crowded Malacca Strait past Singapore and north to the huge and newly built oil terminal at Shanghai, where she'd spend thirty or forty hours offloading the cargo, then retrace her journey back to the Gulf for yet another load in an endless procession.
She'd load four hundred and fifty-six thousand tons of crude oil over a period of less than a day, then steam back out of the Persian Gulf, turn southeast for the passage around India, then transit the crowded Malacca Strait past Singapore and north to the huge and newly built oil terminal at Shang.
Osborne Blatch says that he was striding along jauntily, making believe his umbrella was a malacca cane, when he seemed to hear a voice.
By the head of the first table, smoking a cheroot, with a malacca cane-no gun-in his hand and looking more benign and scholastic than ever, was the man I had known as Professor Wither-spoon.