Madagascar
Americannoun
noun
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Madagascar was under French control from the late nineteenth century until 1960, when it gained full independence. Its culture mixes European, African, and South Asian influences.
The island of Madagascar is the fourth largest in the world.
Other Word Forms
- Madagascan noun
- anti-Madagascan adjective
- pro-Madagascan adjective
Example Sentences
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At least 38 people were killed when a cyclone slammed into Madagascar's second-largest city this week, authorities said Thursday, as Mozambique braced for the storm's arrival.
From Barron's
At least 20 people have died after a powerful cyclone struck Madagascar, says the disaster authority in the Indian Ocean island.
From BBC
Their success helped inspire a string of similar protests by young people in countries such as Nepal, Indonesia and Madagascar.
The court heard Nath - after realising he had been "rumbled" - threw the bottle of Madagascar vanilla extract into a toilet cistern but it was later recovered by police.
From BBC
That progresses without a break into the first song, “Nahandove,” from Ravel’s “Songs of Madagascar,” with piano and cello but not the flute in Ravel’s original setting.
From Los Angeles Times
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