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Noun: Strait of Malacca
  1. The strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra; it connects the Pacific Ocean to the east with the Indian Ocean to the west and is an important shipping lane

Derived forms: Straits of Malacca

Type of: sound, strait

Encyclopedia: Strait of Malacca

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