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单词 madagascarian
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Madagascariann.adj.

Brit. /ˌmadəɡaˈskɛːrɪən/, U.S. /ˌmædəɡæˈskɛriən/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Madagascar n., -ian suffix.
Etymology: < Madagascar n. + -ian suffix. Compare earlier Madagascarene n., Madagascrian n., and Madagass n., Malagache n. and adj., Malagasy adj. and n.
A. n.
= Madagascan n. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Southern Indian Ocean Islands > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Madagascar
Madagascarian1698
Madagass1711
Malagache1711
Madagascrian1824
Malagasy1838
Madagascan1890
1698 J. Crull tr. C. Dellon Voy. to E.-Indies vii. 20 The French met the Madagascarians, Commanded by Rasaf.
1924 Ecology 5 117 Hysteria has been observed among..Javanese, Peruvians, Brazilians,..Madagascarians, etc.
1995 Toronto Star (Nexis) 14 Aug. a15 Maybe they're waiting..for the French to say sorry about slaughtering all those Algerians and Vietnamese and Madagascarians.
B. adj.
= Madagascan adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > East Africa > Madagascar
Madagascarian1793
Malagache1793
Malagasy1835
Madagascarene1856
Madagascan1886
1793 Asiatic Mirror 9 Oct. 1/4 A tender connexion with a young Madagascarian female.
1875 Encycl. Brit. III. 758/2 Madagascar, the Comoros, and the widely-scattered Mascarene Islands constitute a fifth Subregion,..and for this we may most reasonably use the name ‘Madagascarian’.
1893 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. II ii. 347 Those [genera] belonging to the insular or Madagascarian Subregion.
1991 Mirabella Jan. 62/3 Oorgoolool is not..some obscure, Madagascarian economic concept but was my stomach rumbling from a Greek salad I had had for lunch.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.adj.1698
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