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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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So you are going to drive to Tamatave?

From Time Magazine Archive

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

The roadstead before Tamatave offers a good anchorage, except when the wind is from the north or east.

From A Voyage round the World A book for boys by Kingston, William Henry Giles

He was very sorry, but said if I could find any one going to Tamatave who would carry a Bible back to me, he would send one.

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

Tamatave principal port; pop., 6,000; number of ships entering her harbor during last six months of 1882, 116.

From Alden's Handy Atlas of the World by Alden, John B.

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