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滿剌加

简满剌加 · 繁滿剌加

Mandarin · pinyin Mǎn là jiā

Ming Dynasty name for modern day Malacca
see also 馬六甲 Mǎ liù jiǎ

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滿: mǎn · fill; full, satisfied
剌: là · slash, cut in two; contradict
加: jiā · add to, increase, augment
满: mǎn · fill; full, satisfied

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3–4–1 · Man3 la4 jia1

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(historical, obsolete) Malacca, particularly the Malacca Sultanate (c. 1400–1511)

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