Madagascar
pronunciation
How to pronounce Madagascar in British English:
UK [ˌmædə'ɡæskə(r)]
How to pronounce Madagascar in American English:
US [ˌmædə'ɡæskər]
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- Noun:
- a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960
- an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa; the 4th largest island in the world
Word Origin
- Madagascar
- large island off the east coast of Africa, from Mogadishu, the name of the city in Somalia, due to an error by Marco Polo in reading Arabic, whereby he thought the name was that of the island. There is no indigenous name for the whole island. Related: Madagascan.
Example
- 1. That bodes ill for madagascar 's local species .
- 2. Could the same happen to madagascar ?
- 3. Zimmerman studied malagasy populations on madagascar .
- 4. Its closest relative is in madagascar .
- 5. Anthropologists and paleontologists have always been fascinated by madagascar 's animals .