Talk:Peninsular Malaysia

Peninsular ??

Can anyone point me at the difference between "Peninsula" and "Peninsular"? Thanks in advance. Pdfpdf (talk) 13:06, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Hello again. Peninsular is an adjective; Peninsula is a noun. - Fayenatic (talk) 20:02, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

"Former" name?

According to the constitution of Malaysia the name Malaya is still officially in use. To quote: "(a) the states of Malaya, namely Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Selangor, and Terengganu". --Donald Trung (talk) 21:30, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

That is a restoration of the wording of the 1963 constitution, when Malaya was in use as the name of the country. It is not in widespread use today. CMD (talk) 21:48, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

While it's no longer in widespread use today it does appear to still be officially used. I have never heard someone actually use the term "District of Columbia" to refer to Washington DC, but it is still its official name. --Donald Trung (talk) 21:53, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

It was certainly used in 1963, but I'm not sure it's even used by officials today. Perhaps this may change going forward. CMD (talk) 22:09, 7 January 2022 (UTC)