REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Republic of Madagascar mean? 

• REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR (noun)
  The noun REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR has 1 sense:

1. a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960

  Familiarity information: REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Madagascar; Malagasy Republic; Republic of Madagascar

Instance hypernyms:

African country; African nation (any one of the countries occupying the African continent)

Meronyms (parts of "Republic of Madagascar"):

Antananarivo; capital of Madagascar (the capital and largest city of Madagascar)

Meronyms (members of "Republic of Madagascar"):

Madagascan (a native or inhabitant of Madagascar)

Holonyms ("Republic of Madagascar" is a part of...):

Madagascar (an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa; the 4th largest island in the world)

Africa (the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)