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- noun a person from, or native to,
Madagascar . - adjective of or relating to Madagascar.
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Examples
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For example, it was only 30 years ago that Catharanthus roseus, a small pink plant also known as the Madagascan periwinkle, was found to contain compounds used in cancer drugs.
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For example, it was only 30 years ago that Catharanthus roseus, a small pink plant also known as the Madagascan periwinkle, was found to contain compounds used in cancer drugs.
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If the Madagascan authorities persist with the unilateral organization of elections in 2011, the international community will likely refuse to recognise the new regime, and the crisis could last for several more years.
Daniel Wagner: Obama's Unfinished Business Daniel Wagner 2011
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The Royal Bank of Scotland, 83% owned by the UK government, has provided hundreds of millions of pounds of corporate finance to Total, which is leading the way in exploiting Madagascan tar sands.
Threat to Madagascar 2011
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Frankincense, lavender from Kashmir and Madagascan vanilla are given an energetic lift from cardamom and ginger and a refreshing tang from Key lime.
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If the Madagascan authorities persist with the unilateral organization of elections in 2011, the international community will likely refuse to recognise the new regime, and the crisis could last for several more years.
Daniel Wagner: Obama's Unfinished Business Daniel Wagner 2011
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And it was then a matter of experimenting with the botanicals – Macedonian juniper berries, Bulgarian coriander seed, French angelica root, Spanish liquorice root, Italian orris root, Spanish ground almond, Chinese cassia bark, Madagascan cinnamon, and Spanish orange peel and lemon peel – and designing the still.
Best UK Newcomer 2010: Sipsmith distillers Carole Cadwalladr 2010
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If the administration's response to the Honduran crises was largely framed by realpolitik, the same cannot be said of the Madagascan crisis.
Daniel Wagner: Obama's Unfinished Business Daniel Wagner 2011
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It was impossible to take him serious in a full thrust temper tantrum as his face more resembled a Madagascan lemur with its tail stuck in an electric socket than that of a human being. on 28 Jul 2009 at 5: 17 pm Joanne McGonagle
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » On your mark, get set…CONTEST! 2009
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If the administration's response to the Honduran crises was largely framed by realpolitik, the same cannot be said of the Madagascan crisis.
Daniel Wagner: Obama's Unfinished Business Daniel Wagner 2011
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