Antananarivo

[ ahn-tuh-nah-nuh-ree-voh, an-tuh-nan-uh- ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Madagascar, in the central part.

Antananarivo

/ ˌæntəˌnænəˈriːvəʊ /

noun

1. the capital of Madagascar, on the central plateau: founded in the 17th century by a Hova chief; university (1961). Pop: 1 808 000 (2005 est) Former nameTananarive

Example Sentences

It would be warm and sticky on the trip they were taking to Antananarivo, the island’s million-person capital 100 kilometers to the south, and then to Toamasina on the coast, another 350 kilometers away.

From MIT Technology Review

Meanwhile, the cricket farm he helped Fisher launch is up and running in Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo, producing several pounds of ground cricket meal a day.

From Time

Madame Pfeiffer, and the other six Europeans then in Antananarivo, were ordered to quit the capital immediately.

From Project Gutenberg

Their capital city of Antananarivo, in the center of the island, is a well-built city of over 100,000 inhabitants.

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She was told that, at Antananarivo, about three hundred people were killed by lightning every year.

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She ordered the captives to be chained and sent off at once to Antananarivo.

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They have built a magnificent cathedral, which is the glory and pride of Antananarivo.

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