1. malacca - Noun
2. Malacca - Proper noun
A town and district upon the seacoast of the Malay Peninsula.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe risks of piracy spreading beyond the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, off the Somali coast, and in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore and beyond are substantial. Peter Middlebrook
Afonso arranged for the shipping of many Órfãs d'El-Rei Orfas del Rei, literally translated as "Orphans of the King", were Portuguese orphan girls sent to overseas colonies to populate them citation, 336 pages citation, 219 pages to Portuguese Malacca. Source: Internet
Admiral Zheng He called at Malacca and brought Parameswara with him on his return to China, a recognition of his position as legitimate ruler of Malacca. Source: Internet
After a false start towards the Red Sea, they sailed to the Strait of Malacca. Source: Internet
"Commentarios do grande Afonso Dalboquerque", p. 157 citation Another mint was established at Malacca in 1511. Source: Internet
As early as 1513, Jorge de Albuquerque, a Portuguese commanding officer in Malacca, sent his subordinate Jorge Álvares to sail to China on a ship loaded with pepper from Sumatra. Source: Internet