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- noun Plural form of
Malagasy .
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Examples
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Unfortunaltely, Malagasies are so blinded by their rage, that is becomes increasingly difficult to foresee an end to this crisis in the near future without a third party intervention.
Global Voices in English » Madagascar : Transitional government is trampling on freedom of speech 2009
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Traditionally, Malagasies see children, like Zebu (the local cattle), as a visible, tangible form of wealth.
Valerie Tarico: Sixteen Wives, Twenty Children: The Role of Machismo in Overpopulation 2010
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If we bring over Senegalese and Malagasies, I hardly suppose that their hearts will be in the task of defending
The Guermantes Way 2003
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This organization, consisting of young Malagasies, shows a truly wonderful zeal in their efforts to make up for the absence of the fathers.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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The religion of the Malagasies appears to be fundamentally a kind of mixed Monotheism, under the form of a Fetishism which finds expression in numerous superstitious practices of which these people are very tenacious.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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Hawaiians and Malagasies is only passive, that of a civilized people like the English and modern Japanese is active, consciously utilized and reinforced.
Influences of Geographic Environment On the Basis of Ratzel's System of Anthropo-Geography Ellen Churchill Semple 1897
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However most ordinary Malagasies have not seen any trickle down from the tourism industry.
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Years of poverty and a less-than-stellar government were enough for most Malagasies, so watching their land handed freely to South Korea was a bit over the top.
FP Passport 2009
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Years of poverty and a less-than-stellar government were enough for most Malagasies, so watching their land handed freely to South Korea was a bit over the top.
FP Passport 2009
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Years of poverty and a less-than-stellar government were enough for most Malagasies, so watching their land handed freely to South Korea was a bit over the top.
FP Passport 2009
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