单词 | madagass |
释义 | Madagassn. 1. A native or inhabitant of Madagascar; = Madagascan n. Now archaic. 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 1711 tr. Cauche's Voy. Madagascar 40 In the Province of Matatan, Neighbouring on that of the Mallegasses or Madegasses. 1792 tr. A. M. Rochon Voy. Madagascar 18 The natives of Madagascar are called Malegaches, or Madecasses. 1815 A. Burn Mem. II. 17 It is lamentable that some attempts are not made to convert the Madagasses to Christianity. 1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 259/2 The Madegasses have made considerable progress in the arts of civilization. 1950 Caribbean Q. 2 i. 16 Some of the designations utilized in old Caribbean slave lists..give an indication of the variety of tribal groupings concerned: Fan,..Ibo, Eure, and Madagass. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of the West Indies > [noun] > other peoples of the West Indies maroon1666 red-leg1817 Madagass1873 Garinagu1983 1873 W. J. Gardner Hist. Jamaica ii. iv. 97 The term Madagass is still applied to certain light complexioned negroes, especially those whose hair is less woolly than common. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1711 |
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