| Entry (1/27) | 1
Madagascar
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| Part of speech | 2 name (toponym) [Full list] |
| Explanations in Malagasy |
3 Madagasikara
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| Explanations in English |
4 Madagascar is an island located in the Indian Ocean, 250 miles off the south-east coast of Africa. Its area of 227,000 square miles makes it the fourth largest island in the world, after Greenland (840,000 sqm), New-Guinea (330,000 sqm) and Kalimatan (288,000 sqm). Its length is 982 miles, from Tanjon' i Bobaomby (Cap d' Ambre, 11° 57' S, 49° 15' E) to Tanjon' i Vohimena (Cap Sainte Marie, 25° 37' S, 45° 11' E). Its largest width is 349 miles, from Tanjona Vilanandro (Cap Saint André, 16° 11' S, 44° 26' E) to Mahavelona (Foulpointe, 17° 41' S, 49° 28' E).
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| Explanations in French |
5 Madagascar est une île située dans l'Océan Indien, à 400 kilomètres au large de la côte sud-est de l'Afrique. Sa superficie de 581.000 kilomètres carrés font d'elle la quatrième île du monde, après le Groenland (2.150.000 km2), La Nouvelle-Guinée (845.000 km2) et Kalimatan (737.000 km2). Sa longueur est de 1580km, du Tanjon' i Bobaomby (Cap d' Ambre, 11° 57' S, 49° 15' E) au Tanjon' i Vohimena (Cap Sainte Marie, 25° 37' S, 45° 11' E). Sa plus grande largeur est de 561km. du Tanjona Vilanandro (Cap Saint André, 16° 11' S, 44° 26' E) à Mahavelona (Foulpointe, 17° 41' S, 49° 28' E).
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| Vocabulary | 6 Geography: countries, people |
| Quotes | 7 Texts mentioning that word |
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| Entry (2/27) | 15
Madagascar
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| Subtitle | 16 l'Éden fragile |
| Elementary words | 17 madagascar |
| Part of speech | 18 name (book title) [Full list] |
| Vocabulary | 19 Literature: books |
| Author |
20 Rosenthal Régine |
| Publishings |
21 2011. Pages: 144. |
| Entry (3/27) | 22
Madagascar
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| Elementary words | 23 madagascar |
| Part of speech | 24 name (book title) [Full list] |
| Vocabulary | 25 Literature: books |
| Author |
26 Brasseur Éric |
| Publishings |
27 2003. |
| Entry (4/27) | 28
Madagascar
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| Subtitle | 29 the Bradt Travel Guide |
| Elementary words | 30 madagascar |
| Part of speech | 31 name (book title) [Full list] |
| Vocabulary | 32 Literature: books |
| Author |
33 Bradt Hilary |
| Publishings |
34 2014. Height: 8.5in. Width: 5.5in. Pages: 454. |
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35 1988 [During a lecture at Berkeley, CA] The Malagasy people are the prototype of what the human race should be. 36 1997 p. 181 A large selection of maps (and also old photo prints) can be bought at the Institut National de Géodésie et Cartographie (its long Malagasy name is shortened to |
| Entry (5/27) | 37
Madagascar
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| Elementary words | 38 madagascar |
| Part of speech | 39 name (book title) [Full list] |
| Vocabulary | 40 Literature: books |
| Author |
41 Bradt Hilary |
| Publishings |
42 1988. |
| Entry (6/27) | 43
Madagascar
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| Elementary words | 44 madagascar |
| Part of speech | 45 name (book title) [Full list] |
| Vocabulary | 46 Literature: books |
| Author |
47 Deschamps Hubert |
| Publishings |
48 1968. |
| Entry (7/27) | 49
Madagascar
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| Elementary words | 50 madagascar |
| Part of speech | 51 name (book title) [Full list] |
| Vocabulary | 52 Literature: books |
| Author |
53 Desmonts Annick |
| Publishings |
54 1999. |
| Entry (8/27) | 55
Madagascar
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| Elementary words | 56 madagascar |
| Part of speech | 57 name (book title) [Full list] |
| Vocabulary | 58 Literature: books |
| Author |
59 Gutnik Martin, Browne-Gutnik Natalie |
| Publishings |
60 1995. Height: 11in. Width: 8.5in. Pages: 64. |
| Entry (9/27) | 61
Madagascar
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| Elementary words | 62 madagascar |
| Part of speech | 63 name (book title) [Full list] |
| Vocabulary | 64 Literature: books |
| Author |
65 Herzog Sarah and Michael, Baumgärtner Volkmar |
| Publishings |
66 1994. Pages: 143. |
| Entry (10/27) | 67
Madagascar
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| Subtitle | 68 un Pays et sa Mémoire à découvrir et à partager dans un Guide Gallimard |
| Elementary words | 69 madagascar |
| Part of speech | 70 name (book title) [Full list] |
| Vocabulary | 71 Literature: books |
| Author |
72 Jusserand Nicole (editeur) |
| Publishings |
73 1999. |
| Entry (11/27) | 74
Madagascar
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| Elementary words | 75 madagascar |
| Part of speech | 76 name (book title) [Full list] |
| Vocabulary | 77 Literature: books |
| Author |
78 Martineau A |
| Publishings |
79 1894. |
| Excerpts |
80 p. 150 Après la forêt, le sol s'abaisse subitement d'une centaine de mètres; en même temps commence une grande plaine dominée à sept ou huit heures de marche par une longue chaîne de montagnes, qui paraît inaccessible comme un roc. Cette plaine est celle du Mangour, rivière assez large aux eaux peu profondes, mais que les voyageurs ne peuvent pourtant traverser à gué. 81 p. 255 quant aux ouvriers, ils vont grossir dans l'ouest ces bandes de fahavales, qui sont peut-être moins dangereuses pour la prospérité de l'île que les pillards officiels qui constituent le gouvernement |
| Entry (12/27) | 82
Madagascar
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| Elementary words | 83 madagascar |
| Part of speech | 84 name (book title) [Full list] |
| Vocabulary | 85 Literature: books |
| Author |
86 McPherson Campbell Belle |
| Publishings |
87 1889. |
| Entry (13/27) | 88
Madagascar
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| Elementary words | 89 madagascar |
| Part of speech | 90 name (book title) [Full list] |
| Vocabulary | 91 Literature: books |
| Author |
92 Morhain Geoffroy |
| Publishings |
93 1998. |
| Entry (14/27) | 94
Madagascar
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| Subtitle | 95 An historical and descriptive account of the island and its former dependencies |
| Elementary words | 96 madagascar |
| Part of speech | 97 name (book title) [Full list] |
| Vocabulary | 98 Literature: books |
| Author |
99 Oliver Samuel Pasfield |
| Publishings |
100 1886. Pages: 618. |
| Entry (15/27) | 101
Madagascar
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| Subtitle | 102 une Economie en Phase d'Ajustement. |
| Elementary words | 103 madagascar |
| Part of speech | 104 name (book title) [Full list] |
| Vocabulary | 105 Literature: books |
| Author |
106 Ramahatra Olivier |
| Publishings |
107 L'Harmattan. 1989. |
| Entry (16/27) | 108
Madagascar
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| Subtitle | 109 A Short History |
| Elementary words | 110 madagascar |
| Part of speech | 111 name (book title) [Full list] |
| Vocabulary | 112 Literature: books |
| Author |
113 Randrianja Solofo 114 Ellis Stephen |
| Publishings |
115 University of Chicago Press. 2009. Height: 8.5in. Width: 5.5in. Pages: 316. |
| Entry (17/27) | 116
Madagascar
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| Elementary words | 117 madagascar |
| Part of speech | 118 name (book title) [Full list] |
| Vocabulary | 119 Literature: books |
| Author |
120 Thierry Solange |
| Publishings |
121 1961. Pages: 192. |
| Entry (18/27) | 122
Madagascar
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| Elementary words | 123 madagascar |
| Part of speech | 124 name (book title) [Full list] |
| Vocabulary | 125 Literature: books |
| Author |
126 Trillard Marc |
| Publishings |
127 1999. Pages: 80. |
| Entry (19/27) | 128
Madagascar
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| Subtitle | 129 Idées reçues sur la Grande Île |
| Elementary words | 130 madagascar |
| Part of speech | 131 name (book title) [Full list] |
| Vocabulary | 132 Literature: books |
| Author |
133 Rajeriarison Patricia |
| Publishings |
134 Height: 20cm. Width: 14cm. Pages: 159. |
| Entry (20/27) | 135
Madagascar
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| Elementary words | 136 madagascar |
| Part of speech | 137 name (book title) [Full list] |
| Vocabulary | 138 Literature: books |
| Author |
139 Vaucoulon Patryck |
| Publishings |
140 1998. Pages: 128. |
| Entry (21/27) | 141
Madagascar
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| Elementary words | 142 madagascar |
| Part of speech | 143 name (book title) [Full list] |
| Vocabulary | 144 Literature: books |
| Author |
145 Vérin Pierre |
| Publishings |
146 Karthala. 1990. Pages: 247. |
| Entry (22/27) | 147
Madagascar
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| Subtitle | 148 le Guide de la Découverte et de l'Aventure |
| Elementary words | 149 madagascar |
| Part of speech | 150 name (book title) [Full list] |
| Vocabulary | 151 Literature: books |
| Author |
152 Verra Vincent |
| Publishings |
153 1998. Pages: 376. |
| Entry (23/27) | 154
Madagascar
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| Elementary words | 155 madagascar |
| Part of speech | 156 name (book title) [Full list] |
| Vocabulary | 157 Literature: books |
| Author |
158 Le Rider Béatrice |
| Publishings |
159 Editions Atlas. 1998. Height: 33cm. Width: 25cm. Pages: 128. |
| Entry (24/27) | 160
Madagascar
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| Subtitle | 161 Arts de la Grande Île |
| Elementary words | 162 madagascar |
| Part of speech | 163 name (book title) [Full list] |
| Vocabulary | 164 Literature: books |
| Author |
165 Gaborit Aurélien |
| Publishings |
166 Height: 29cm. Width: 25cm. Pages: 304. |
| Entry (25/27) | 167
Madagascar
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| Subtitle | 168 Contribution à l' histoire de la Nation Malgache |
| Elementary words | 169 madagascar |
| Part of speech | 170 name (book title) [Full list] |
| Vocabulary | 171 Literature: books |
| Author |
172 Boiteau Pierre |
| Publishings |
173 Editions Sociales. 1958. Pages: 431. |
| Entry (26/27) | 174
Madagascar
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| Subtitle | 175 Une approche de l'histoire par les documents |
| Elementary words | 176 madagascar |
| Part of speech | 177 name (book title) [Full list] |
| Vocabulary | 178 Literature: books |
| Author |
179 Rajaonah Faranirina 180 Beaujardphilippe |
| Publishings |
181 Hémisphères Éditions. 2025. Pages: 262. |
| Entry (27/27) | 182
Madagascar
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| Subtitle | 183 Au pays des sept rivières |
| Elementary words | 184 madagascar |
| Part of speech | 185 name (book title) [Full list] |
| Vocabulary | 186 Literature: books |
| Author |
187 Beaujardphilippe |
| Publishings |
188 Hémisphères Éditions. 2025. Pages: 219. |
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