Antananarivo
- proper noun
- /ˌæntənəˈrɪvoʊ/
- Alaotra lies approximately 160 kilometers northeast of Antananarivo, the capital.
- the capital of Antananarivo
Examples
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By 1800, Andrianampoinimerina had conquered Antananarivo, an impressive hilltop royal enclosure.
Academic text (2005) -
It is far from the capital Antananarivo, where 80% of Madagascar bloggers reside.
Blog text (2) -
The combination of hills and rice fields is typical of the area surrounding Antananarivo.
Academic text (2005) -
The challenges are great as internet connections are scarce in cities outside of Antananarivo.
Blog text (2) -
The pace of change accelerated greatly when self-made millionaire and former Antananarivo mayor Marc Ravalomanana came to power in 2002, following a disputed 2001 presidential election.
Academic text (2006) -
PHOTO (COLOR): President Marc Ravalomanana of Madagascar addresses the opening session of Conservation International's global symposium in June in Antananarivo.
Academic text (2006) -
When we fly back to Antananarivo, however, I am alarmed at the erosion that garishly scars a landscape whose vegetation cover has been depleted by 95 percent.
Academic text (2008) -
Our field team consisted of me, my co-investigator, Prof. Norbert Ramaharobandro of the University of Antananarivo, and our students Jean Brennan and Nasolo Rakotoarison.
Academic text (1990) -
I named it Galidictis grandidieri (after the Malagasy mammalogist Alfred Grandidier, whose statue can be seen at the zoo in Madagascar's capital, Antananarivo).
Academic text (1990) -
The bustling markets of Antananarivo are filled with vibrant colors and local products.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Antananarivo comes from Malagasy parts tanana 'town' and arivo 'thousand'. So it literally means 'the town of a thousand', a name that stuck and now points to Madagascar's large capital city.