Home›More›Articles›A name older than the country, and a date that movedArticleA name older than the country, and a date that movedArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnMalaysia, Countries Well-attested SourcesMalaysia (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia FoundationEtymology; HistoryQuote, Etymology; HistoryIn 1963, the name Malaysia was adopted when the existing states of the Federation of Malaya, plus Singapore, North Borneo, and Sarawak, formed a new federation.View the SourceAtlas Article VocabularyComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.