Geographic/former political entities

• The Malay Peninsula
  Malay Peninsula
  The Malay Peninsula or Thai-Malay Peninsula is a peninsula in Southeast Asia. The land mass runs approximately north-south and, at its terminus, is the southern-most point of the Asian mainland...
  
  
• Malay Archipelago
  Malay Archipelago
  The Malay Archipelago refers to the archipelago between mainland Southeastern Asia and Australia. The name was derived from the anachronistic concept of a Malay race....
  
  , the broader macroregion.

Malaya including Singapore

• British Malaya
  British Malaya
  British Malaya loosely described a set of states on the Malay Peninsula and the Island of Singapore that were brought under British control between the 18th and the 20th centuries...
  
   (18th century-1946), a loose collection of British-controlled states
• The Malay states, locally-ruled states under British protection (divided into the Federated Malay States
  Federated Malay States
  The Federated Malay States was a federation of four protected states in the Malay Peninsula—Selangor, Perak, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang—established by the British government in 1895, which lasted until 1946, when they, together with the Straits Settlements and the Unfederated Malay...
  
   and the Unfederated Malay States
  Unfederated Malay States
  The term Unfederated Malay States was the collective name given to five British protected states in the Malay peninsula in the first half of the twentieth century. These states were Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis, and Terengganu...
  
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• In Singapore law, Malaya means the States of Malaya
  Peninsular Malaysia
  Peninsular Malaysia , also known as West Malaysia , is the part of Malaysia which lies on the Malay Peninsula. Its area is . It shares a land border with Thailand in the north. To the south is the island of Singapore. Across the Strait of Malacca to the west lies the island of Sumatra...
  
   (also known as Peninsular Malaysia) together with Singapore (1946-present).

Malaya excluding Singapore

• The Malayan Union
  Malayan Union
  The Malayan Union was a federation of the Malay states and the Straits Settlements of Penang and Malacca. It was the successor to British Malaya and was conceived to unify the Malay Peninsula under a single government so as to simplify administration. The Malayan Union later became the independent...
  
   (1946-1948), a post-war British colony consisting of all states in British Malaya except Singapore.
• The Federation of Malaya
  Federation of Malaya
  The Federation of Malaya is the name given to a federation of 11 states that existed from 31 January 1948 until 16 September 1963. The Federation became independent on 31 August 1957...
  
   (1948-1963), the successor to the Malayan Union (also excluding Singapore), which gained independence within the Commonwealth of Nations in 1957.
• Present-day Peninsular Malaysia
  Peninsular Malaysia
  Peninsular Malaysia , also known as West Malaysia , is the part of Malaysia which lies on the Malay Peninsula. Its area is . It shares a land border with Thailand in the north. To the south is the island of Singapore. Across the Strait of Malacca to the west lies the island of Sumatra...
  
   (1963-present), also formally known as the States of Malaya or West Malaysia, includes the states and territories formerly composing the Federation of Malaya.

Other uses

• Malaya (film)
  Malaya (film)
  Malaya is a 1949 war film set in colonial Malaya during World War II, starring Spencer Tracy and James Stewart. The movie was directed by Richard Thorpe.-Plot:...
  
  , a 1949 American film set in Japanese occupied Malaya.
• Malayan (film)
  Malayan (film)
  Malayan is a Tamil language film released in 2009. It stars Karan and Shammu in the lead roles.-Plot:The tale of betrayal, that too, from the one we trust most isn’t new to Tamil cinema. And Malayan too, is one such tale of unbelievable devotion to the boss, played by Sarath Babu, by his employee...
  
  , a 2009 Tamil film
• HMS Malaya, a Queen Elizabeth class battleship of the Royal Navy
• Operation Malaya
  Operation Malaya
  Operation Malaya is the name given to an ongoing Spanish anti-corruption campaign in the southern resort town of Marbella. It began in 2006 and it is being carried out by the Policía Nacional under the direction of Judge Miguel Ángel Torres...
  
  , an ongoing police investigation taking place in Spain
• Oxana Malaya
  Oxana Malaya
  Oxana Malaya was found as an 8-year-old feral child in Ukraine in 1991, having lived most of her life in the company of dogs. She picked up a number of dog-like habits and found it difficult to master language...
  
   (born 1983), a feral child who lived most of her life in the company of dogs, picking a number of their habits.
• Malaya (Philippine newspaper), after the Tagalog word meaning "free" or "freedom".
• The name of a "National Forest" or sacred garden, comparable to the Garden of Eden, in Shambhala
  Shambhala
  In Tibetan Buddhist tradition, Shambhala or Shangri-la is a mythical kingdom hidden somewhere in Inner Asia...
  
   tradition.
• The Malayan tribe
  Malayan tribe
  The Malayan tribe are a Scheduled Tribe who live in Idukki District of Kerala, India. Their name derives from the Tamil word for Mountain.In the district , they are found in places like the Edamalayar in Kuttampuzha panchayat , Adimali block panchayat...
  
   of Kerala State in India
• In Russian names, малая, feminine singular nominative of the Russian adjective малый = "small"
• Kiswahili for a "woman of the town".