madagascar

English Thesaurus

1. an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa; the 4th largest island in the world (noun.location)

instance hypernym	:	island,
definition	:	a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water (noun.object)

part holonym	:	madagascar, malagasy republic, republic of madagascar,
definition	:	a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960 (noun.location)

part meronym	:	indian ocean,
definition	:	the 3rd largest ocean; bounded by Africa on the west, Asia on the north, Australia on the east and merging with the Antarctic Ocean to the south (noun.object)

2. a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960 (noun.location)

instance hypernym	:	african country, african nation,
definition	:	any one of the countries occupying the African continent (noun.location)

part holonym	:	antananarivo, capital of madagascar,
definition	:	the capital and largest city of Madagascar (noun.location)

part meronym	:	madagascar,
definition	:	an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa; the 4th largest island in the world (noun.location)

part meronym	:	africa,
definition	:	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 (noun.object)

member holonym	:	madagascan,
definition	:	a native or inhabitant of Madagascar (noun.person)

3. an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa; the 4th largest island in the world (noun.location)

derivation	:	madagascan, madagascan,
definition	:	of or relating to Madagascar or its people (adj.pert)

derivation	:	madagascan, madagascan,
definition	:	of or relating to Madagascar or its people (adj.pert)