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madagascarian

/ˌmædəˌɡæˈkɛɹi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mada-gas-car-i-an
IPA
/ˌmædəˌɡæˈkɛɹi.ən/
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of Madagascan.

noun

Synonym of Madagascan.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Madagascar Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Madagascarian From Madagascar + -ian.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmædəˌɡæˈkɛɹi.ən/
  • British English: /ˌmadəˌɡaˈkɛəɹi.ən/

Inflected Forms

more Madagascarian (comparative) most Madagascarian (superlative) Madagascarians (plural)

Synonyms

Madagascan

Rhymes With

humanitarian bulgarian vegetarian semi-vegetarian presbyterian librarian libertarian ovarian marian barbarian sectarian totalitarian

Questions

How do you pronounce madagascarian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmædəˌɡæˈkɛɹi.ən/.
What does madagascarian mean?
Synonym of Madagascan.
Where does madagascarian come from?
Etymology tree English Madagascar Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Madagascarian From Madagascar + -ian.

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