Malaysian

adjective

Ma·​lay·​sian mə-ˈlā-zhən 

-shən

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Malaysia or its people

Malaysian noun

plural Malaysians

Examples of Malaysian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Boeing 727 was sold to a Malaysian company that chartered it for VIP transport for a few years, before the aircraft was scrapped. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 24 June 2026

After promising to deliver the money in November 2024, Cole later claimed that $11 billion of his funds were stuck in a Malaysian investment bank, the SEC alleged. — Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2026

Lam is due to begin filming in September on a project with a Malaysian director, details undisclosed. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 June 2026

Valentine Francis Willie, the Malaysian gallerist and curator who played a pivotal role in advancing Southeast Asian art on the international stage, has died in Kuala Lumpur at 71, The Star reports. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026

Elsewhere on the trophy, there are the original rules to soccer, from 1863, which include a proscription on players having nails, iron plates, or gutta-percha—a Malaysian rubberlike material, now used in root canals—protruding from their boots. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

Until then, the only winners of the pageant, led by Malaysian Leo Raynold, had been Asian teenagers. — Sarah Moreno may 31, Miami Herald, 31 May 2026

At least four people have been confirmed dead, including a Malaysian national whose body was recovered Sunday from a neighboring hotel building that was also hit by the collapse. — Reuters, NBC news, 26 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1615, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Malaysian

• abrasion
• caucasian
• equation
• eurasian
• evasion
• invasion
• occasion
• persuasion
• asian
• suasion
• athanasian