Melaka is the city name in Malay language while Malacca is the English name spelling. Both are used interchangeably. For your question, it is correct for both. If you say “Melaka” or “Malacca”, any Malaysian (or perhaps Singaporean) will know this city.
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Malacca City is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Malacca, in Melaka Tengah District. It is the oldest Malaysian city on the Straits of Malacca, ...
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Malacca (Malay: Melaka), officially the Historic State of Malacca (Malay: Melaka Negeri Bersejarah), is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region ...
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Today's Malacca (Melaka in Malay) is a small port city with few obvious signs of its former glory.
Melaka (also known as Malacca) is a historical city where it all began for Malaysia. As a powerful and influential city in the region, Melaka was the first.