Malaya is both a name and word that carries different definitions in multiple regions.

Malaysia & Singapore

In the history of Malaysia and Singapore, "Malaya" (Malay: Tanah Melayu) can refer to:

• British Malaya, (18th century-1946) a loose collection of British controlled states in the Malay Peninsula, including Singapore;
• the Malayan Union, (1946-1948) a post-war British crown colony consisting of all states in British Malaya, excluding Singapore;
• the Federation of Malaya (Persekutuan Tanah Melayu) (1948-1963), the successor of the Malayan Union (also excluding Singapore) which gained independence within the Commonwealth of Nations in 1957;
• present-day Peninsular Malaysia, the states and territories formerly comprising the Federation of Malaya (1963-present), now also known formally as the States of Malaya (Negeri-negeri Tanah Melayu); and
• present-day Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore (1963-present)^[1]

See also: Peninsular Malaysia#Origin of name

Other uses

• Malaya, a 1949 American film set in Japanese occupied Malaya.
• In the Shambhala tradition, the name of a "National Forest" or sacred garden, comparable to the Garden of Eden.
• In the Filipino national language, Tagalog, a term or word meaning "free" or "freedom".
• Oxana Malaya (born 1983), a feral child that lived most of her life in the company of dogs, picking a number of their habits.

Notes

See also

• Malay

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