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Peranakan - 'Local born'

Peranakan meaning 'local born', is a name for the descendants of the early Chinese immigrants in the Malacca straits area, and also for their unique culture. Chinese porcelain made for the Straits-Chinese has its own unique designs often similar to the textile patterns worn by the peranakan women, called nyonyas.

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