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Definition of Indo-Malayan
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : of or relating to the insular and mainland areas of southeastern Asia
2 : of or relating to the Malayan biogeographic subdivision : malayan
Indo-Malayan
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Definition of Indo-Malayan (Entry 2 of 2)
: a member of one of the major ethnic groups that embrace the inhabitants of mainland and insular southeastern Asia including the island chains from Indonesia through the Ryukyus
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