Madagascar

Mad·a·gas·car  (md-gskr) Formerly Mal·a·gas·y Republic (ml-gs) An island country in the Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of Africa comprising the island of Madagascar and several small islands. It was originally peopled by Indonesian and African groups around the end of the first century b.c. The French first established settlements on the island in 1642 and made it a colony in 1896. The country gained full independence as the Malagasy Republic in 1960 and was renamed Madagascar in 1975. Antananarivo is the capital and the largest city. Population: 19,400,000. Mada·gascan adj. & n.

Madagascar

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Madagascar - a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960 Malagasy Republic, Republic of Madagascar Madagascar - an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa; the 4th largest island in the world Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar - the capital and largest city of Madagascar Africa - the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean Madagascan - a native or inhabitant of Madagascar
	2.	Madagascar - an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa; the 4th largest island in the world Madagascar, Malagasy Republic, Republic of Madagascar - a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960 Indian Ocean - the 3rd largest ocean; bounded by Africa on the west, Asia on the north, Australia on the east and merging with the Antarctic Ocean to the south

Translations

Madagascar [mædəˈgæskəʳ] n → Madagascar m