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Straits Settlements AHD[strāts] D.J.[streɪts]K.K.[strets]NONE（无词性）- A former British crown colony comprising parts of the southern and western Malay Peninsula and adjacent islands, including Singapore. Formed in 1826, it was under Indian control until 1867, when the British assumed direct authority. Singapore became a separate colony in 1946; the remaining portions of the Straits Settlements were granted to Australia and the Federation of Malaya (later Malaysia) in the 1950's.海峡殖民地：早期的英国皇家殖民地之一，由马来半岛南部和西部的一部分及其相邻岛屿构成，包括新加坡该殖民地形成于1826年，至1867年前处于印度控制之下，1867年英国宣布直接对其进行统治新加坡于1946成为一分离出的殖民地，海峡殖民地的其余部分在20世纪50年代划给了澳大利亚和马来亚联邦（以后的马来西亚）
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