Malay Archipelago
geographical name
Ma·lay Archipelago
| \ mə-ˈlā
, ˈmā-(ˌ)lā\
, ˈmā-(ˌ)lā\
Definition of Malay Archipelago
group of islands in southeastern Asia including Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Sulawesi, the Moluccas, and Timor
—usually considered to include also the Philippines and sometimes New Guinea