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Deutero-Malay

Deutero-Malay noun: a member of an Iron Age people regarded as direct ancestors of the present-day Malay people.

Noun

Deutero-Malay (plural Deutero-Malays)

  1. (historical) A member of an Iron Age people regarded as direct ancestors of the present-day Malay people.

Forms of Deutero-Malay

pluralDeutero-Malays

Origin of Deutero-Malay

From deutero- + Malay.

Questions about Deutero-Malay

What does Deutero-Malay mean?
Deutero-Malay means a member of an Iron Age people regarded as direct ancestors of the present-day Malay people.
What part of speech is Deutero-Malay?
Deutero-Malay is a noun.
What is the plural of Deutero-Malay?
The plural of Deutero-Malay is Deutero-Malays.

Words near Deutero-Malay in the dictionary

  1. deuterium bottleneck
  2. deuterium oxide
  3. deuteriums
  4. deutero-
  5. Deutero-Isaiah
  6. Deutero-Malay
  7. Deutero-Malays
  8. deuterobenzene
  9. deuterobenzenes
  10. Deuterocanon
  11. deuterocanonical

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