The name Malaysia was adopted in 1963,when the federation of Malaya ,Singapore,North Borneo and Sarawak formed a 14 state federation.However the name had been vaguely used to refer areas in Southeast Asia prior to that.A map published in 1914 in Chicago has the word Malaysia printed on it refering to the territories in the Malay Archipelago.Politicians in Phillippines once contemplated naming their country Malaysia,but in 1963, Malaysia adopted the name first.
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