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	Malays may refer to: Ethnic Malays, the ethnic group located primarily in the Malay peninsula Malay Peninsula The Malay Peninsula or Thai-Malay Peninsula is a major peninsula located in Southeast Asia. It is also known as the Kra Peninsula and runs approximately north-south through the Kra Isthmus.... , and parts of Sumatra Sumatra Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the list of islands by area in the world .... and Borneo Borneo Borneo is the List of islands by area and is located at the centre of Maritime Southeast Asia. Administratively, this island is divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei.... . Malay race Malay race The concept of a Malay race was proposed by the German scientist Johann Friedrich Blumenbach . Since Blumenbach, many anthropologists have rejected his theory of five races, citing the enormous Race .... , a racial category encompassing peoples of South East Asia and sometimes the Pacific Islands Pacific Islands The Pacific Ocean contains an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 islands . Those islands lying south of the tropic of Cancer but excluding Australia are traditionally grouped into three divisions: Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.... . Cape Malays Cape Malays The Cape Malay community is an ethnic group or community in South Africa, taking its name from what is now known as the Western Cape of South Africa and the people originally from the Malay archipelago, mostly Javanese from Indonesia, who started this community in South Africa.... , an ethnic group or community in South Africa. Cocos Malays Cocos Malays Cocos Malays are a community that form the predominant group of the Cocos Islands, which is now part of Australia. Despite that they all have assimilated into the Malays culture, they are named in reference to the Malay race, coming from places such as Bali, Bima, Celebes, Madura, Sumbawa, Timor, Sumatra, Pasir-Kutai, Malacca, Penang, Jakar... , an ethnic group residing mainly in Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands The Territory of Cocos Islands, also called Cocos Islands and Keeling Islands, is a States and territories of Australia of Australia.... , Australia Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans.... . Malays in Singapore Malays in Singapore Malays in Singapore make up about 14 % of the country's population, as based on the broader definition of a "Malay race" rather than the more specific "Malay ".... , the history and description of the ethnic group living in Singapore. Malay Indonesian Malay Indonesian Malay Indonesians are Malays living throughout Indonesia, as one of the indigenous peoples of the Island country. Indonesia has the second largest ethnic Malay population, the first is Malaysia.... , ethnic Malays in Indonesia. Malay Thai, ethnic Malays in Thailand. Malay Australian, ethnic Malays in Australia.