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Tamatave

American  
[tah-mah-tahv, -muh-] / ˌtɑ mɑˈtɑv, -mə- /

noun

  1. a seaport on E Madagascar.


Tamatave British  
/ tamatav /

noun

  1. the former name (until 1979) of Toamasina

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The opposition, called the Congress Party for the Independence of Madagascar, increased its majority in the capital from 55% to 68%, and in Tamatave cut sharply into the P.S.D.'s margin.

From Time Magazine Archive

So you are going to drive to Tamatave?

From Time Magazine Archive

M. Leon Humblot has told how he and his brother once entertained six guests at Tamatave; within twelve months he alone survived.

From The Woodlands Orchids by Boyle, Frederick

At a short distance from Tamatave, in a field of sugar-cane, Lebœuf saw a beautiful bird, new to him, which had a tuft of feathers on each side the beak—so Wilson described it.

From The Woodlands Orchids by Boyle, Frederick

Next day they set sail for the seaport town of Tamatave.

From The Fugitives The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar by Pearson, Francis B.

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