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- noun Plural form of
Malayan .
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It was known in general, (and I shall use the words of Kaempfer, [60]) that the Asiatic nation called Malayans "in former times, had by much the greatest trade in the Indies, and frequented with their merchant ships, not only all the coasts of Asia, but ventured even over to the coasts of Africa, particularly to the great island of
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The insurgents never had the support of the vast majority of Malayans, but it still took a dozen years to defeat them. blah Says:
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The insurgents never had the support of the vast majority of Malayans, but it still took a dozen years to defeat them.
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The Irish Republican Army employed brutally effective terrorism against the British for decades, as did communist guerrillas and terrorists in Vietnam against Americans, communist Malayans against British soldiers in the 1950s, Mau-Mau terrorists against British officers in Kenya -- the list goes on.
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Since she favors children, especially newborn infants, elaborate precautions are taken by superstitious Malayans when babies are born.
THE VAMPIRE PAPERS by Bernhardt J. Hurwood (Pinnacle 1976) 2005
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Malayans peel firm-ripe fruits, slice the pulp and fry it in sirup or palm sugar until it is crisp and brown.
standing up and yelling from stairs breadfruit 2005
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Malayans, possessed, in former times, much the greatest trade in the Indies; and that they frequented, with their merchant ships, not only all the coasts of Asia, but ventured over even to the coasts of Africa, and particularly to the great island of
Narrative of the Voyages Round The World, Performed by Captain James Cook 2003
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Malayans, possessed, in former times, much the greatest trade in the Indies; and that they frequented, with their merchant ships, not only all the coasts of Asia, but ventured over even to the coasts of Africa, and particularly to the great island of
Narrative of the Voyages Round The World, Performed by Captain James Cook 2003
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In MALAYA, the British reestablished control at the end of the war, but a communist revolt began in 1948 among some Chinese Malayans.
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I desire apartheid not only for whites and blacks but also for Coloureds, for Indians, for Chinese and Malayans.
THE DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH IN SOUTH AFRICA AND THE IDEOLOGY AND PRACTICE OF APARTHEID(1) 1971
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