Malacca

Definitions

1. A state in western Malaysia.
2. Ellipsis of Malacca cane.
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3. The capital city of Malacca State, Malaysia.
4. Ellipsis of Strait of Malacca.
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Equivalents

Examples

“The Arabs were not pioneers on this route; even earlier than this period Indian ships had sailed through Malacca to Java and went as far as China.”

“Consider⟳ these facts : • In just one year, U.S. $ 400 billion in cargo — including 80 percent of the oil transported to Northeast Asia moves through Malacca on 60,000 ships; • Of the 15 largest ports in the world, 12 are in the Asia […]”

“Moreover, the per barrel cost⟳ of pumping oil through Burma to Yunnan and then refining it and transporting it to market will likely be several times the cost⟳ of carrying it through Malacca on a supertanker to Eastern China's large demand⟳ centers.”

“[…] when the Portuguese had owned a de facto monopoly on shipping routes across the Indian Ocean, through Malacca to the Indies, and along the Pacific coast […]”

“Walking Canes, from low priced to the richest and most costly description. Novelties in French Cane mountings. A choice collection of Malaccas and other Sticks.”

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