transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌma-də-ˈgas-kər, -kär ]
geographical name
island W Indian Ocean off SE Africa; formerly a French territory; became (1958) a republic of the French Community as the Mal·a·gasy Republic ˌma-lə-ˈga-sē or French Ré·pu·blique Mal·gache rā-pue-ˈblēk-mäl-ˈgäsh ; name changed to Madagascar 1975 capital Antananarivo area 226,657 square miles (589,308 square kilometers ), population 13,255,000
• Mad·a·gas·can ˌma-də-ˈgas-kən adjective or noun