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madagascan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
mada-gas-can
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A native or inhabitant of Madagascar.

adj

Of or relating to Madagascar.

Etymology

From Madagasc(ar) + -an.

Inflected Forms

Madagascans (plural) more Madagascan (comparative) most Madagascan (superlative)

Synonyms

Madagascarian Malagasy

Questions

What does madagascan mean?
A native or inhabitant of Madagascar.
Where does madagascan come from?
From Madagasc(ar) + -an.

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