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Mad•a•gas•car

Pronunciation: (mad"u-gas'kur), [key]
—n.
an island republic in the Indian Ocean, about 240 mi. (385 km) off the SE coast of Africa: formerly a French colony; gained independence 1960. 8,000,000; 227,800 sq. mi. (590,000 sq. km). Cap.: Antananarivo. Formerly, Malagasy Republic.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

Madag

Madagascar jasmine

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