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Strait of Malacca

Strait of Malacca proper noun: a strait between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

Proper noun

the Strait of Malacca

  1. A strait between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
    Synonyms:
    Malacca

Strait of Malacca meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali

Strait of Malacca in Hindi

strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
मलक्का जलडमरूमध्य malakkā jalḍamrūmadhya

Strait of Malacca in Tamil

strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
மலாக்கா நீரிணை malākkā nīriṇai

Strait of Malacca in Marathi

strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
मलाक्क्याची सामुद्रधुनी malākkyācī sāmudradhunī

Strait of Malacca in Bengali

strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
মালাক্কা প্রণালী malakka pronali
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Strait of Malacca in Telugu
మలక్కా జలసంధి malakkā jalasandhi
Strait of Malacca in Malayalam
മലാക്കാ കടലിടുക്ക് malākkā kaṭaliṭukkŭ
Strait of Malacca in Punjabi
ਮਲੱਕਾ ਪਣਜੋੜ malakkā paṇjoṛ
Strait of Malacca in Gujarati
મલક્કાની સમુદ્રધુની malakkānī samudradhunī
Strait of Malacca in Tagalog
Kipot ng Malaka
Strait of Malacca in Arabic
مَضِيق مَلَقَا maḍīq malaqā
Strait of Malacca in Malay
Selat Melaka
Strait of Malacca in Indonesian
Selat Malaka
Strait of Malacca in Persian
تنگه ملاکا tange-ye malâkâ
Strait of Malacca in Thai
ช่องแคบมะละกา chɔ̂ng-kɛ̂ɛp málágaa
Strait of Malacca in Vietnamese
Eo biển Malacca
Strait of Malacca in Myanmar
မလက္ကာရေလက်ကြား ma.lakkarelakkra:

Synonyms of Strait of Malacca

Forms of Strait of Malacca

alternative formStraits of Malacca

Questions about Strait of Malacca

What does Strait of Malacca mean?
Strait of Malacca means a strait between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
What is Strait of Malacca in Hindi?
Strait of Malacca in Hindi is मलक्का जलडमरूमध्य (malakkā jalḍamrūmadhya). See Strait of Malacca meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Strait of Malacca?
Strait of Malacca is a proper noun.

Words near Strait of Malacca in the dictionary

  1. Strait of Gibraltar
  2. Strait of Hormuz
  3. Strait of Juan de Fuca
  4. Strait of Kerch
  5. Strait of Magellan
  6. Strait of Malacca
  7. Strait of Mandab
  8. Strait of Mandeb
  9. Strait of Messina
  10. Strait of Otranto
  11. Strait of Sangar

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