straits settlements

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Proper noun

1. {{sid|en|Q376178}}{{lb|en|historical}} {{place|en|A <<former>> British <<colony>> in <<r/Southeast Asia>>, existing between 1826{{ndash}}1946 and [[consist]]ing of [[modern-day]] <<c/Singapore>> and [[Malacca]], [[Penang]], and [[Perak]] in <<c/Malaysia>>, [[as well as]] a [[few]] [[other]] [[miscellaneous]] [[territories]] for [[other]] [[period]]s}}.

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