— Madagascan , n. , adj.
/mad'euh gas"keuhr/ , n.
an island republic in the Indian Ocean, about 240 mi. (385 km) off the SE coast of Africa: formerly a French colony; gained independence 1960. 14,061,627; 227,800 sq. mi. (590,000 sq. km). Cap.: Antananarivo. Formerly, Malagasy Republic .