Meaning of Straits | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Ellipsis of the Straits Settlements, a former British colony along the Strait of Malacca.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, historical
2. Ellipsis of Dire Straits, a British rock band.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal

Equivalents

Examples

“It may have been originally in India, as it is now in the Straits, a closed litter for ladies of rank, and the word may have become appropriated to the open conveyance in which European ladies are carried.”

“Straits-born Chinese”

CEFR level