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old term referring to the Straits Settlements

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早期华人社群对海峡殖民地的称呼。也称“叻屿呷”

DEFINITION

Noun

The name used by the Chinese community to refer to the colonial Straits Settlements. Also known in Chinese as “叻屿呷”.

由来
  • “三州府”指旧时的石叻坡、槟榔屿及吗六呷，即分别为如今的新加坡、槟城（Penang）及马六甲（Melaka）三地。
  • 1824年，《英荷条约》（Anglo-Dutch Treaty）签署，英属东印度公司（British East India Company）开始掌管原属荷兰殖民地的吗六呷港口。由于之前已在槟榔屿（1786年）与石叻坡（1819年）建立了殖民地政府，英国自此控制了马六甲海峡的战略位置。
  • 为了统一三个地区的行政与财务收支，英属东印度公司于1826年将石叻坡、槟榔屿及吗六呷三个商业港口组成海峡殖民地（Straits Settlements），而“三州府”则是当地华人对海峡殖民地的俗称。
  • “州府”即“州”和“府”的并称，源自唐朝所设置的行政制度，主要用于将该地区的行政权集中于中央政府。
  • 三州府的首府最初设在槟榔屿，但在1832年便移到石叻坡。
  • 1946年，马来亚联盟（Malayan Union）成立之后，三州府随之解散。
ETYMOLOGY
  • The Straits Settlements refer to the grouping of three British colonial settlements which correspond to modern-day Singapore, Penang and Melaka.
  • In 1824, with the signing of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty, the British East India Company took over the port of Melaka from the Dutch. With that, they came to control the strategic Straits of Melaka, having earlier established themselves at Penang (1786) and Singapore (1819).
  • In 1826, to unify administration of their three commercial ports, the British East India Company formed the Straits Settlements. From the Chinese names of the ports – “石叻坡” (Singapore), “槟榔屿” (Penang), and “吗六呷” (Melaka) – arose a colloquial name for the Straits Settlements, “叻屿呷”.
  • The term “州府” is made up of the words “州” (state) and “府” (government), and can be traced back to the administrative system set up in Tang-dynasty China which was used to centralise regional administrative power within the central government.
  • The capital of the Straits Settlements was originally established in Penang but moved to Singapore in 1832.
  • With the formation of the Malayan Union in 1946, the Straits Settlements were dissolved.
例句
殖民地时代终究有统治者与被统治者之间的不平等，战后三州府与全马来亚人民开始觉醒，当人们不愿再做二等公民的时刻到来，也就是殖民地历史的终结，英联邦时代的登场。（《联合早报》，20/6/2018）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
Inequality was inevitable between the ruling class and its subjects in the colonial era. After the war, the people in the Straits Settlements and Malaya began their political awakening. The moment when they could no longer accept being second-class citizens marked the end of the colonial era and the beginning of the Commonwealth of Nations. (Lianhe Zaobao, 20/6/2018)
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