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Malayanist

Malayanist noun: someone who studied Malaya (later, Malaysia).

Noun

Malayanist (plural Malayanists)

  1. (dated) Someone who studied Malaya (later, Malaysia).

Forms of Malayanist

pluralMalayanists

Origin of Malayanist

From Malayan + -ist.

Questions about Malayanist

What does Malayanist mean?
Malayanist means someone who studied Malaya (later, Malaysia).
What part of speech is Malayanist?
Malayanist is a noun.
What is the plural of Malayanist?
The plural of Malayanist is Malayanists.

Words near Malayanist in the dictionary

  1. Malayan slit-faced bat
  2. Malayan slit-faced bats
  3. Malayan tapir
  4. Malayan tapirs
  5. Malayanisation
  6. Malayanist
  7. Malayanists
  8. Malayanization
  9. Malayanize
  10. Malayanized
  11. Malayanizes

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