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Madagascar


(mad-uh-GAS-kuhr) Island republic in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa. Its capital and largest city is Antananarivo.	1
‡ The island of Madagascar is the fourth largest in the world.	2
‡ Madagascar was under French control from the late nineteenth century until 1960, when it gained full independence. Its culture mixes European, African, and South Asian influences.	3

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

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