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madagascar
/mædəˈɡæskɑɹ/
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What does madagascar mean?
proper noun
- An island and country off the east coast of Africa. Official name: Republic of Madagascar. Capital: Antananarivo.
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noun
- (obsolete, rare) A resident of Madagascar.
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IPA pronunciation
/mædəˈɡæskɑɹ/
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I had seen one electric storm on the voyage, off the coast of Madagascar, but it was unlike this one.
Since this letter was written, several bones belonging to two or possibly three species of hippopotamus have been found in Madagascar.
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Now, in the case of Madagascar, the formalities had originally been observed, but by neglect they had fallen into desuetude ages ago.
‘What does he do, but, lo and behold you, he goes into a perfumer’s shop, and wants to buy a bottle of the Madagascar Liquid.’
A Madagascar woman offered to give me her orphan grandchild, a sweet brown fairy, six years old, with long silky black hair, and gorgeous eyes.