The coat of arms of the Straits Settlements The Straits Settlements were a collection of territories of the British East India Company in Southeast Asia, which were given collective administration in 1826 as a crown colony, as distinct from the native princely states, some of which later formed the Federated Malay States. Initially, the Straits Settlements consisted of Penang, sometimes officially named Prince of Wales Island; Singapore with about a score of islets of insignificant size lying in its immediate vicinity; the islands and territory of the Dinding, Province Wellesley and the town and territory of Malacca. The colony was dissolved with effect from 1 April 1946, Singapore becoming a separate crown colony, and Malacca and Penang joining the Malayan Union.
<nowiki>Colonias del Estrecho; 三洲府; Malaka-szorosi Telepek; Negeri-negeri Selat; Straits Settlements; شهرکهای تنگه; 海峡殖民地; Straits Settlements; Boğazlar Yerleşimleri; مستعمرات آبنائے; Straits Settlements; Стрейтс-Сетлментс; 海峽殖民地; जलडमरूमध्य उपनिवेश; Salmisiirtokunnat; Markolaj kolonioj; Průlivové osady; நீரிணை குடியேற்றங்கள்; Stabilimenti dello Stretto; Établissements des détroits; Паселішчы на пратоцы; นิคมช่องแคบ; Straits Settlements; מושבות המצרים; Straits Settlements; Estabelecimentos dos Estreitos; Colònies de l'Estret; Šauruma apmetnes; Стрейтс-Сетлментс; Sąsiaurio gyvenvietės; Straits Settlements; Straits Settlements; 海峽殖民地; 海峡殖民地; Negeri-Negeri Selat; Straits Settlements; Straits Settlements; Tjesnačka naselja; Các khu định cư Eo biển; Straits Settlements; 해협 식민지; 海峡植民地; Colonias do Estreito; مستعمرات المضيق; Insediaminti del Streto; Colonias dels Estreits; colonia britannica (1826-1946); ancienne colonie britannique en Malaisie (1826-1946); брытанскія калёніі ў Паўднёва-Ўсходняй Азіі; колония Великобритании в Юго-Восточной Азии (1826—1942); Britische Kolonien an der Strasse von Malakka; Thuộc địa của Anh ở châu Á từ 1826 đến 1946; 位於馬來半島的前英國殖民地群; nekdanja skupina britanskih ozemelj na Daljnem vzhodu z glavnim mestom v Singapurju; かつてマレー半島に存在したイギリスの植民地; bekas negara di Asia Tenggara; dawne brytyjskie terytorium zależne; קבוצה של שטחים בדרום־מזרח ומזרח אסיה שהיו בשליטת האימפריה הבריטית כמושבות; brittisk handelskoloni som omfattande Singapore, Penang (Prince of Wales Island och provinsen Wellesley) och Malacka; antic territori britànic al sud-est asiàtic; ex-colonia britanica (1826-1946); entinen Ison-Britannian siirtomaa; former group of British territories located in the Far East, with its capital in Singapore; 대영제국의 식민지; Güneydoğu Asya'da bulunan bir grup Britanya topraklarıydı; தூர கிழக்கில் அமைந்துள்ள பிரிட்டிஷ் பிரதேசங்களின் முன்னாள் குழு, அதன் தலைநகரம் சிங்கப்பூர்; Insediamenti dello Stretto; Establiments dels Estrets; מושבות המיצרים; מושבות המיצר; מושבות המצר; 三州府; 叻嶼呷</nowiki>
Straits Settlements
former group of British territories located in the Far East, with its capital in Singapore