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1 malacca -- rank: 1000

malacca definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: stem of ... cane made from the stem of a rattan palm [syn: malacca, malacca cane] Merriam Webster's adjective Etymology: Malacca, Malaya Date: 1844 made or consisting of the cane of ... an Asian rattan palm (Calamus rotang) < an umbrella with a malacca handle > • malacca noun Merriam Webster's geographical name — see Melaka • Malaccan ...

2 malacca cane -- rank: 939

malacca cane definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... cane made from the stem of a rattan palm [syn: malacca, malacca cane] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Malacca Ma*lac"ca, n. A town and district upon the seacoast of the Malay Peninsula. Malacca cane (Bot.), a cane obtained from a species of palm ...

3 Malacca weasel -- rank: 908

Malacca weasel definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Weasel Wea"sel, n ... turn white in winter; others are brown at all seasons. Malacca weasel, the rasse. Weasel coot, a female or young male ... civet, which is highly prized by the Javanese. Called also Malacca weasel, and lesser civet.

4 Malacca, Strait of -- rank: 878

Malacca, Strait of definitions Merriam Webster's geographical name channel 500 ...

5 Indian Ocean -- rank: 419

... Djibouti-Yemen), Strait of Hormuz (Iran-Oman), and Strait of Malacca (Indonesia-Malaysia). The decision by the International Hydrographic Organization in ... Mozambique Channel, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Savu Sea, Strait of Malacca, Timor Sea, and other tributary water bodies Area - comparative lowest ... chokepoints include Bab el Mandeb, Strait of Hormuz, Strait of Malacca, southern access to the Suez Canal, and the Lombok Strait ...

6 Straits Settlements -- rank: 419

... geographical name former country SE Asia bordering on Strait of Malacca & comprising Singapore Island, Penang, & Melaka area 1242 square miles (3229 ... Britannica Concise Former British crown colony, on the Strait of Malacca. It comprised three trade centers, Penang, Singapore, and Malacca, which were established or taken over by the British E ...

7 Singapore -- rank: 331

... Indonesia's Batam Island; piracy remains a problem in the Malacca Strait Illicit drugs drug abuse limited because of aggressive law ... to Java and then Siam. It became part of the Malacca empire in the 15th cent. In the 16th cent. the ...

8 C Scipionum -- rank: 331

C Scipionum definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Malacca Ma*lac"ca, n. A town and district upon the seacoast of the Malay Peninsula. Malacca cane (Bot.), a cane obtained from a species of palm ...

9 Cane -- rank: 331

... grasses (bamboo cane). b the solid stem of slender palms (malacca cane). 2 = sugar cane. 3 a raspberry-cane. 4 material ... with a cane or stick. Moby Thesaurus Boston type, Braille, Malacca cane, New York point, Optacon, Pathsounder, Seeing Eye dog, Visotoner ...

10 Pastoral staff -- rank: 209

... theology which treats of the duties of pastors. Moby Thesaurus Malacca cane, alpenstock, baton, cane, crook, crosier, cross, cross-staff, crutch ...

11 Perak -- rank: 209

... name state Malaysia in W Peninsular Malaysia on Strait of Malacca capital Ipoh area 8030 square miles (20,798 square kilometers ...

12 Penang -- rank: 209

... 1. island SE Asia at N end of Strait of Malacca area 108 square miles (281 square kilometers) 2. state Malaysia ...

13 lesser civet -- rank: 209

... civet, which is highly prized by the Javanese. Called also Malacca weasel, and lesser civet.

14 Lepilemur mustelinus -- rank: 209

... turn white in winter; others are brown at all seasons. Malacca weasel, the rasse. Weasel coot, a female or young male ...

15 Kedah -- rank: 209

... name state Malaysia in N Peninsular Malaysia on Strait of Malacca capital Alor Setar area 3660 square miles (9516 square kilometers ...