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Mala·gasy (mal′ə gas′ē)

noun pl. Malagasy -·gas′y or Malagasies -·gas′·ies

  1. a person born or living in Madagascar
  2. the Austronesian language spoken by the Malagasy

Etymology: < native name, var. of the base Madagas- in Madagascar

adjective

of the Malagasy or their language or culture

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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