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mal·a·gasy
I. \|malə|gasē\ noun
(plural malagasy also malagasies)
Usage: capitalized
1.
a. : a people of Madagascar thought to be descended from Bantu-speaking, Malayan, and Arab peoples
b. : a member of such people
c. : a native or inhabitant of Madagascar or of the Malagasy Republic : madagascan
2. : the Austronesian language of the Malagasy people
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Malagasy
b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Malagasy Republic
2. : of, relating to, or being a biogeographic region or subregion that includes Madagascar and adjacent islands and is especially characterized by the presence of various lemurs and by numerous mammals and birds different from those of the African mainland |