Malagasy
Americannoun
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Malagasy,
plural
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Malagasies
plural
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a member of any of various peoples native to the island of Madagascar.
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the Austronesian language of Madagascar.
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Madagascar
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the official language of Madagascar belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family
adjective
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The two Malagasy men said they arrived in Cambodia in June after dropping out of university in Madagascar to take what they thought were jobs at a call center.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
The order, signed by new Prime Minister Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo, cited local laws stipulating that people who acquired foreign citizenship should lose their Malagasy nationality.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
"Young Malagasy people are very good at adapting to all conditions," said Ledy, a second-year master's student.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
"The Malagasy army remains a mediator and constitutes the nation's last line of defence," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2025
The local press had been kept going by native compositors who had issued quite an extensive literature both in Malagasy and English.
From Man, Past and Present by Alfred Court Haddon
He said officials are taking an inventory of other traditional sports and pursuing “win-win partnerships” with businesses that might want to build them into a bigger draw for Malagasies and foreign tourists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2016
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