Malagasy
[mal-uh-gas-ee]
- a member of any of various peoples native to the island of Madagascar.
- the Austronesian language of Madagascar.
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Examples from the Web for malagasy
Historical Examples
Andrianòro tried this device in the Malagasy story; but it was unsuccessful.
The Science of Fairy TalesEdwin Sidney Hartland
“Nothing here,” said the leading man, of course in Malagasy.
The FugitivesR.M. Ballantyne
Of course Mark said this in remarkably bad Malagasy, but Mamba understood.
The FugitivesR.M. Ballantyne
My Malagasy words are few, but love does not require many words!
The FugitivesR.M. Ballantyne
The host smiled as he turned over the leaves of a Malagasy hymn-book.
The FugitivesR.M. Ballantyne
Malagasy
- plural -gasy or -gasies a native or inhabitant of Madagascar
- the official language of Madagascar belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family
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- of or relating to Madagascar, its people, or their language
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Word Origin and History for malagasy
Malagasy
"pertaining to Madagascar," large island off the coast of Africa, 1835, apparently a native alteration of Madagascar.
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