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Madagascar
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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.
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Madagascar

Madagascar [ˌmædəˈgæskə]
n
(Placename) an island republic in the Indian Ocean, off the E coast of Africa: made a French protectorate in 1895; became autonomous in 1958 and fully independent in 1960; contains unique flora and fauna. Languages: Malagasy and French. Religions: animist and Christian. Currency: franc. Capital: Antananarivo. Pop.: 15 983 000 (2001 est.). Area: 587 041 sq. km (266 657 sq. miles) Official name (since 1975) Democratic Republic of Madagascar Former name (1958-75) Malagasy Republic
Madagascan  n & adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Madagascar - a republic on the island of MadagascarMadagascar - a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960
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
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Madagascar [ˌmædəˈgæskəʳ] NMadagascar m

Madagascar
nMadagaskar nt

Madagascar مدغشقر Madagaskar Madagaskar Madagaskar Μαδαγασκάρη Madagascar Madagaskar Madagascar Madagaskar Madagascar マダガスカル 마다가스카르 Madagaskar Madagaskar Madagaskar Madagascar, Madagáscar Мадагаскар Madagaskar เกาะมาดากัสการ์ในมหาสมุทรอินเดีย Madagaskar nước Madagascar 马达加斯加岛


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The delegation of deposed Madagascar president Marc Ravalomanana has walked out of talks to resolve the political crisis on the island, several sources reported Saturday "We left the talks because it was a dialogue of the deaf," Raharinaivo Andrianantoandro, spokesman for Ravalomanana's Tiako i Madagasikara (TIM) party said.
However, the 3FN coalition, which contains most of the main opposition parties, including the former ruling party, Ratsiraka's Andry sy Riana Enti-Manavotra an'i Madagasikara (AREMA), refused to participate in the discussions.
The flowers are usually identified as poinsettia, which in the Malagasy language is Madagasikara, the local name for Madagascar.
 
 
 
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