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Madagascar

2 entries found.

  1. Madagascar
  2. Madagascar periwinkle

Main Entry:
Mad·a·gas·car Listen to the pronunciation of Madagascar
Pronunciation:
\ˌma-də-ˈgas-kər, -kär\
Function:
geographical name
island W Indian Ocean off SE Africa; formerly a French territory; became (1958) a republic of the French Community as the Mal·a·gasy Republic Listen to the pronunciation of Malagasy Republic \ˌma-lə-ˈga-sē\ or French Ré·pu·blique Mal·gache \rā-pue-ˈblēk-mäl-ˈgäsh\ ; name changed to Madagascar 1975 ∗ Antananarivo area 226,657 square miles (589,308 square kilometers), population 16,694,272
— Mad·a·gas·can Listen to the pronunciation of Madagascan \ˌma-də-ˈgas-kən\ adjective or noun
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