Definition of Melaka in English:
Melaka
(also Malacca)
proper nounməˈlakəməˈläkə
1A state of Malaysia, on the south-western coast of the Malay Peninsula, on the Strait of Malacca.
马六甲州(马来西亚一州,位于马来半岛西南海岸,濒临马六甲海峡)
- 1.1 The capital and chief port of Melaka; population 194,400 (est. 2009). Conquered by the Portuguese in 1511, it played an important role in the development of trade between Europe and the East, especially China.
马六甲(马六甲州首府和主要港口,2009年估计人口194, 400;1511年为葡萄牙人占据,在欧洲和东方特别是和中国之间的贸易发展中起过重要作用)