Malaya

Malaya may refer to:

Geographic entities

British Malaya (18th century–1957), a loose collection of the British colony of the Straits Settlements and the British protectorates of the Malay States

The Malayan Union (1946–1948), a post-war British colony consisting of all the states and settlements in British Malaya except Singapore.
The Federation of Malaya (1948–1963), the successor to the Malayan Union, which gained independence within the Commonwealth of Nations in 1957.
The present-day States of Malaya (1963–present), now usually known as Peninsular Malaysia or West Malaysia, comprising the states and territories of the former Federation of Malaya.

Malaya (genus), a genus of mosquito
Megisba malaya, a butterfly commonly called the Malayan
Oxana Malaya (born 1983), Ukrainian mental patient known for her morbid dog-like childhood behaviour

HMS Malaya, a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship of the Royal Navy
Operation Malaya, a police investigation taking place in Spain
A sacred forest or garden in Shambhala tradition, comparable to the Garden of Eden
The Malayan tribe of Kerala state in India
In Russian names, малая, feminine singular nominative of the Russian adjective малый = "small"
Swahili for a "woman of the town"