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Tanah Melayu it is a Malay name which literally means Malay's Land/Soil or Land/Soil of the Malays

Add in facts: The answer above is only true for half of Malaysia. The Tanah Melayu only refers to the West Malaysia. East Malaysia is originally known as North Borneo as it is located in the northern part of Borneo.

In 1963, the North Borneo and the Tanah Melayu and Singapore decided to jointly form a country by the name of Malaysia.

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Before Malaysia's independence in 1957, it's local name was 'Tanah Melayu', 'tanah' meaning 'land' and 'Melayu' meaning 'Malay'. Its international name, however was Malaya.

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It was a part of China, but they split after World War 2.

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"Tanah Melayu" or "Semenajung Tanah Melayu" (both are in Malay).

It is used since Malacca Empire back in 15th Centuries

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Malaya or Tanah Melayu.

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Malaya

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ancient language of malaysia

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