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yà

联

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合

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邦

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Federation of Malaysia (old term to refer to Malaysia)

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释义

名词

存在于1948至1963年、位于马来半岛的联邦。

DEFINITION

Noun

Predecessor of Malaysia that existed from 1948 to 1963.

由来
  • 1948年，英国殖民地政府在马来半岛建立了马来亚联合邦，其成员为九个马来州及槟城与马六甲。
  • 马来亚联合邦简称为“联邦”。这个名称也一直延用至今。此名称在新加坡一般多用于口语。马来西亚人也被称为“联邦人”。
  • 马来亚联合邦是一个多元种族的国家，约有三十多个种族，主要为马来族、华族和印度这三大种族。
  • 原存在于英殖民地政治架构下的马来亚联合邦，于1957年通过宪制谈判，宣布在共和联邦（Commonwealth of Nations）内实行独立。
  • 后来，时任马来亚联合邦首相东姑阿都拉曼（Tunku Abdul Rahman）提出要成立马来西亚，于是在1963年9月16日马来西亚宣布成立。当时，马来西亚包括马来亚、沙捞越、沙巴及新加坡。
  • 1965年8月9日，新加坡脱离马来西亚宣布独立。
ETYMOLOGY
  • In 1948, the Federation of Malaya was formed, comprising nine Malay States, Melaka and Penang.
  • Its Mandarin name “马来亚联合邦” was often shortened to “联邦” (“Federation”). Today, “联邦” is still used colloquially by some in Singapore to refer to Malaysia. By extension, Malaysians are known as “联邦人” (“people of the Federation”).
  • The Federation of Malaya was a multi-racial country composed of more than 30 races, including the three major races, Malay, Chinese and Indian.
  • The Federation of Malaya was a British colony until the constitutional negotiations of 1957, which saw the country become an independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
  • On 16 September 1963, the Prime Minister of the Federation of Malaya, Tunku Abdul Rahman, declared the formation of Malaysia, which comprised the Federation of Malaya, Sarawak, Sabah and Singapore.
  • On 9 August 1965, Singapore separated from Malaysia and declared its independence.
例句
1959年10月15日，马来亚联合邦政府发表一项有关联合邦公民取得新加坡公民权的重要文告，文告称，任何联合邦公民，一旦成为新加坡公民，就丧失了保留联合邦公民地位的权利。（《联合晚报》, 15/10/1983）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
On 15 October 1959, the Federation of Malaya government issued an important announcement regarding the acquisition of Singaporean citizenship by Federation citizens. The announcement stated that any Federation citizen who became a Singaporean citizen would forfeit the right to retain their Federation citizenship status. (Lianhe Wanbao, 15/10/1983)
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