Difference between Malay and Asiatic

What is the difference between Malay and Asiatic?

Malay as a noun is a person of malay ancestry, referring to a diverse group of austronesian peoples inhabiting the malay archipelago and malay peninsula in southeast asia. while Asiatic as a noun is asian

Malay

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person of Malay ancestry, referring to a diverse group of Austronesian peoples inhabiting the Malay archipelago and Malay peninsula in Southeast Asia. Type of mild curry made with yoghurt and fruit, usually pineapple or lychee.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: of or related to the Malays, a people living in Brunei, on the eastern coast of Sumatra, the islands of Bangka and Belitung, the Riau archipelago and the coastal areas of Kalimantan in Indonesia, in most of Malaysia (states where they are politically dominant), in Singapore and in the southernmost provinces of Thailand. of or related to Malaysia, its people and/or culture. in, of or otherwise relating to Malay, a generic name for the languages spoken by Malays.

Part of speech: proper noun

Definition: The Malay language, an Austronesian language spoken by most Malay people and in states they dominate.

Asiatic

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Asian

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Asian

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