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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Malagasy

Malagasy \Mal`a*gas"y\, n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Madagascar; also (sing.), the language.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Malagasy

"pertaining to Madagascar," large island off the coast of Africa, 1835, apparently a native alteration of Madagascar.

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Malagasy

Malagasy may refer to:

  • Someone or something from Madagascar
  • Malagasy people
  • Malagasy language
  • Malagasy Republic
  • Related to the culture of Madagascar

Usage examples of "malagasy".

Those tribes having for their customs the practice of compound major mutilations are the Fiji Islanders, Sandwich Islanders, Tahitians, Tongans, Samoans, Javanese, Sumatrans, natives of Malagasy, Hottentots, Damaras, Bechuanas, Kaffirs, the Congo people, the Coast Negroes, Inland Negroes, Dahomeans, Ashantees, Fulahs, Abyssinians, Arabs, and Dakotas.

The 235-ton coastal patrol boat Malaika, largest ship of the Malagasy Republic's tiny navy, had attempted to rendezvous with the freighter late on Friday afternoon but had been scared off by warnings broadcast over the radio.

It passed over an island the size of the Malagasy Republic piled high with decomposing black bin bags.