Definitions
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- noun The quality of being
Malay .
Etymologies
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Examples
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It's a testament to the polymorphous and porous entity that is Malayness itself.
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To me, Zaid represents more of the essence of Malayness while those corrupt pseudo modernized UMNO types just happen to be Malays.
WordPress.com News dinobeano 2009
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The Malay community is split over who is best to represent them in terms of their Malayness and their religion.
My Sinchew - 2009
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Not everyone shares the nuances of the delicate balancing act between the wish to retain our Malayness or Chineseness / Indian-ness, and reconciling that with the particular position required for national cohesion.
WordPress.com News 2009
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Previously, I had failed to use my Malayness to land a scholarship all my non-Malay friends were talking about.
The Malay Male 2008
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