名詞 madagascar:

1. a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960
   同義詞：Republic of Madagascar, Malagasy Republic
2. an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa; the 4th largest island in the world

1. Some time ago, however, a peculiar fish was caught near Madagascar.
   但是不久前，在馬達(dá)加斯加附近捕到了一條怪魚。
2. A genus of extinct, large, flightless birds native to Madagascar.
   象鳥，隆鳥一種不會(huì)飛的巨鳥，產(chǎn)于馬達(dá)加斯加島，現(xiàn)已絕種

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An island country in the Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of Africa comprising the island ofMadagascar and several small islands. The French first established settlements on the island in '42 and made it a colony in 89'. The country gained full independence as the Malagasy Republic in 9'0 and was renamed Madagascar in 975. Antananarivo is the capital and the largest city. Population, 9,230,000.
馬達(dá)加斯加，馬達(dá)加斯加共和國(guó)：印度洋上一島國(guó)，臨非洲東南海岸，由馬達(dá)加斯加島 和幾個(gè)小島組成。法國(guó)人首先于'42年在島上建立定居點(diǎn)，于89'年使之成為其殖民地。該國(guó)作為馬拉加什共和國(guó)于9'0年取得完全獨(dú)立，975年重新命名為馬達(dá)加斯加。塔那那列佛是首都和最大城市。人口9,230,000

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