MERINA

Meaning of MERINA in English

/meuh ree"neuh/ , n. , pl. Merinas , ( esp. collectively ) Merina .

a member of a Malagasy-speaking people who primarily inhabit the interior plateau of Madagascar.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

MERINA — also called Antimerina, Imerina, or Hova, a Malagasy people primarily inhabiting the central plateau of Madagascar. They are the most …
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MERINA — Имерина
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MALAGASY PEOPLES — Complex of about 20 ethnic groups in Madagascar. The largest group is the Merina ("Elevated People"), who primarily inhabit the …
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MADAGASCAR — officially Republic of Madagascar Country, occupying the island of Madagascar, off the southeastern coast of Africa. The island is the …
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ANTANANARIVO — formerly Tananarive City (pop., 1993: 3,601,128), capital of Madagascar. Located in central Madagascar Island, at an elevation of 4,100 ft …
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TSIMIHETY — a Malagasy people living in mountainous north central Madagascar. The Tsimihety (Those Who Never Cut Their Hair) were originally sedentary …
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TANALA — also called Antanala, a Malagasy people living in southeastern Madagascar who are separated from the coast by the Antaimoro and …
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STATISTICS: MADAGASCAR
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SAKALAVA — a Malagasy people living in the western third of Madagascar. The Sakalava live in a sparsely populated area of vast …
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MENAB — historic kingdom of the Sakalava people in southwestern Madagascar, situated roughly between the Mangoky and Manambalo rivers. It was founded …
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MALAGASY LANGUAGES — a cluster of languages spoken on Madagascar and adjacent islands and belonging to the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) family of languages. The …
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MADAGASCAR, FLAG OF — national flag consisting of a horizontal red stripe over a green stripe, with a vertical white stripe at the hoist. …
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MADAGASCAR — officially Republic of Madagascar, Malagasy Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, French Rpublique de Madagascar nation occupying the island of Madagascar, the world's fourth …
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BOINA — short-lived kingdom of the Sakalava people in western Madagascar. The Sakalava, who originated in southern Madagascar, migrated up the west …
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BETSIMISARAKA — a Malagasy people living along the east-central and northeastern coast of Madagascar. The Betsimisaraka speak a dialect of Malagasy, the …
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BETSILEO — a Malagasy people living in the central highlands of south-central Madagascar. They speak a dialect of Malagasy, the West Austronesian …
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BARA — also called Ibara, Malagasy people who live in south-central Madagascar and speak a dialect of Malagasy, a West Austronesian language. …
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ANTANDROY — also called Antampatrana, a Malagasy people living in southernmost Madagascar. Numbering about 500,000 in the late 20th century, the Antandroy …
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MALAGASY PEOPLES — Complex of about 20 ethnic groups in Madagascar. The largest group is the Merina ("Elevated People"), who primarily inhabit the …
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MADAGASCAR — n. officially Republic of Madagascar Country, occupying the island of Madagascar, off the southeastern coast of Africa. The island is …
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ANTANANARIVO — n. formerly Tananarive City (pop., 1993: 3,601,128), capital of Madagascar. Located in central Madagascar Island, at an elevation of 4,100 …
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ИМЕРИНА — Merina
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