Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malagan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mala-gan
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, from or relating to the city of Málaga, Andalusia, Spain.

noun

A native or inhabitant of the city of Málaga, Andalusia, Spain.

noun

A large, intricate traditional ceremony of New Ireland in Papua New Guinea.

Example Sentences

"[…] in his handling of this affair; a Malagan ambassador praised his foresight and wisdom, which resulted in peace and tranquility in Malaga."
"1937, New York Time, February 14 1937, MALAGANS ACCLAIM AMERICAN 'SAVIORS'; Many Rightists Say They Owe Their Lives to the Edward Nortons of Memphis Acclaimed by the Insurgent conquerors of Malaga as "saviors of hundreds of lives," Mr. and Mrs. Edward Norton of Memphis, Tenn., held open house today for grateful Malagans. The Nortons, who live in Villa los Pinos, overlooking the Mediterranean, admitted they had sheltered "lots of friends and friends of friends" during Leftist control of the city."

Etymology

From Málaga + -an.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Málaga

Inflected Forms

Málagan (alternative) Malagans (plural) malangan (alternative) malanggan (alternative)

Questions

What does malagan mean?: Of, from or relating to the city of Málaga, Andalusia, Spain.
Where does malagan come from?: From Málaga + -an.

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