English Explanatory Dictionary

Bolehland

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Malaysia.

Word forms

Bolehland

Etymology

From Malay boleh + -land, where the root comes from the expression in Malay Malaysia Boleh (“Malaysia can [do it]”), ultimately from Malay boleh (“can, able to”). The term was based on politicians using the previous phrase while failing to resolve various problems in Malaysian society.

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