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Straits
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straits
English
Proper noun
the Straits
en historical en the Straits Settlements a former British colony along the Strait of Malacca.
1886, Henry Yule & al., Hobson-Jobson..., s.v. "Jompon":
It may have been originally in India, as it is now in the Straits, a closed litter for ladies of rank, and the word may have become appropriated to the open conveyance in which European ladies are carried.
en Straits-born Chinese
en informal en w:Dire Straits a British rock band.
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en airsstt Tsarist artists atrists tsarist