The Collaborative International Dictionary
Malagasy Republic \Malagasy Republic\ prop. n. Former name of the Republic of Madagascar, a nation in Africa occupying the island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean east of Mozambique.
Wikipedia
The Malagasy Republic (, ) was a state situated in Southeast Africa. It was established in 1958 as an autonomous republic within the newly created French Community and existed until the proclamation of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar in 1975.
Usage examples of "malagasy republic".
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.
Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia--Malagasy Republic, out here getting more valuable to whoever maintains influence--then the Arabian Sea leads into more goddamn oil than you can shake a stick at, and a must source to support our conventional ships out there.
It passed over an island the size of the Malagasy Republic piled high with decomposing black bin bags.