单词 | madagascan |
释义 | Madagascanadj.n. A. adj. Of or relating to Madagascar. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > East Africa > Madagascar Madagascarian1793 Malagache1793 Malagasy1835 Madagascarene1856 Madagascan1886 1886 Ibis 4 135 The alternative hypothesis..that the Madagascan and Columbian species [of Snipes] have changed. 1953 L. D. Stamp Afr. xx. 511 Every Madagascan farm has a few pigs. 1991 Air Internat. Oct. 184/1 The aircraft retained its Madagascan registration but wore the new red, white and silver livery of Air Mauritius. B. n. A native or inhabitant of Madagascar. 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 1890 Cent. Dict. Madagascan,..a native or an inhabitant of Madagascar. 1973 Country Life 20 Dec. 2122/2 The Japanese..have developed a real yen for it [sc. Beaujolais]. So have the Madagascans, the Tahitians and the Nationalist Chinese. 1993 Sci. News 10 Apr. 237/1 These Madagascans allow a deceased body to decompose in a temporary grave. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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