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Definition of Antananarivo

1. Noun. The capital and largest city of Madagascar.

Definition of Antananarivo

1. Proper noun. The capital city of Madagascar ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Antananarivo

Literary usage of Antananarivo

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1876)
"We crossed a range of high,, bold rugged hills, running west about 18 miles north of Antananarivo, close under a large rock, ..."

2. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1876)
"Ction with Antananarivo. I found two men who knew the road. These Ie: d bearers. I had to provide sufficient food for journey, as rice and fowls are the ..."

3. Madagascar in War Time: The 'Times' Special Correspondent's Experiences by Edward Frederick Knight (1896)
"D—LETTER SMUGGLING- MY PEDLAR SPY Antananarivo is a city of well-built houses, ... There is nothing in the least Oriental in the appearance of Antananarivo; ..."

4. Madagascar and Its People by Lyons McLeod (1865)
"The Central Provinces of Madagascar—Antananarivo— ... occupying the centre of the island, where the capital, Antananarivo, is situated; ..."

5. The True Story of the French Dispute in Madagascar by Samuel Pasfield Oliver (1885)
"... M. Gambetta, to the consul for France at Antananarivo, at the commencement of 1882. At this time, the reports of M. Baudais led the French Minister for ..."

6. Madagascar of Today: A Sketch of the Island, with Chapters on Its Past by William Edward Cousins (1895)
"Antananarivo, THE CAPITAL. NOT many years ago comparatively few English ... The claims of Antananarivo to be the capital of Madagascar are not of very ..."

7. A New Malagasy-English Dictionaryby James Richardson by James Richardson (1885)
"... and send to him, care of the Secretary of the Interina District Committee, Antananarivo, or to the Mission House, 14 Blomfield St., London Wall, London, ..."

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