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Malaysia is a country in southeast Asia made of thirteen states. Eleven of them sit on the long peninsula people once called . The other two, and , sit on the island of , beside Indonesia and .
Malaysia is是 in southeast Asia東南亞 made of thirteen states一個由十三個州組成 a country的國家。 Eleven of them其中十一個 sit on坐落在 people once called人們從前叫它 Malaya馬來亞 the long peninsula的那個長長半島上。 The other two另外兩個，Sabah and Sarawak沙巴和砂拉越，sit on the island of Borneo在婆羅洲島上，beside Indonesia and Brunei緊鄰印尼和汶萊。
People name Kuala Lumpur as the capital; though actually the government offices are in a newer planned city nearby called Putrajaya, and Kuala Lumpur is still the city everyone means. An older count (2014) put the population at about thirty million; there are more people now.
People人們 name說 Kuala Lumpur吉隆坡 as the capital是首都；though actually不過其實 the government offices政府機關 are in在 nearby附近 called Putrajaya一座叫布城的 a newer planned city較新計畫城市裡，and而 Kuala Lumpur吉隆坡 is still仍然是 everyone means大家心裡指的 the city那座城。 An older count (2014)一份較舊的統計（2014年） put the population at把人口算在 about thirty million大約三千萬；there are more people now現在人更多了。
English is widely used, a leftover of British rule, and Malaysia belongs to the Commonwealth. The country has long been known for rubber, and it also makes clothes, cars, and electrical goods.
English英語 is widely used被廣泛使用，a leftover of British rule是英國統治留下的痕跡，and Malaysia而馬來西亞 belongs to the Commonwealth屬於大英國協。 The country這個國家 for rubber以橡膠 has long been known聞名已久，and it also makes它也生產 clothes, cars, and electrical goods衣服、汽車和電器。
The name was built as land of the Malays by British map-makers in the 1800s. A popular story says someone added letters to for Singapore, , and North () — that is a folk story, not how the name was made. Singapore was in Malaysia for a short time and then left; and stayed.
The name這個名字 in the 1800s是在1800年代 by British map-makers由英國的地圖繪製者 as land of the Malays照「馬來人的土地」的意思 was built造出來的。 A popular story一個流行的說法 says說：someone有人 for Singapore, Sarawak, and North Borneo (Sabah)為了新加坡、砂拉越和北婆羅洲（沙巴） to Malaya在 Malaya 這個名字上 added letters加了字母——that那 is a folk story是民間故事，not how the name was made不是名字真正的來歷。 Singapore新加坡 for a short time曾短暫地 was in Malaysia在馬來西亞裡面，and then left後來離開了；Sabah and Sarawak沙巴和砂拉越 stayed留了下來。
組成From Malay + -sia (another form of the place-ending -ia), coined by British geographers in the 19th century as a name for the Malay Archipelago; it can be translated as land of the Malays. A popular folk story holds that the country name was Malaya plus extra letters for Singapore, Sarawak, and North Borneo (Sabah) — that is not how the name was formed.
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Malaysianame/məˈleɪ̯ʒə/
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A country in Southeast Asia. Capital: Kuala Lumpur.
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obsoleteThe Malay Archipelago.
- For the purpose of topographical description, Malaysia may be divided into six groups of islands, namely — 1. Sumatra, and the smaller islands adjacent ; 2. The long chain of islands which extends east and west from the Strait of Sunda to New Guinea, including Java, Madura, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Comobo, Flares, Jindana or Sandelwood, Adenar, Solor, Lomblem, Pantar, Ombay, Timor, Semao, Rotte, Savu, Cambi, Wetter, Serwatty, Babba, Timorlaut, &c. ; 3. The Banda and Molucca Islands ; 4. Celebes and the smaller adjacent islands; 5. Borneo and adjacent islands; 6. The Philippine Islands.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。