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Imerina

Imerina proper noun: a precolonial state (c. 1540–1897) off the coast of Southeast Africa that, by the 19th century, dominated most of what is now Madagascar.

Proper noun

Imerina

  1. (historical) A precolonial state (c. 1540–1897) off the coast of Southeast Africa that, by the 19th century, dominated most of what is now Madagascar.

Questions about Imerina

What does Imerina mean?
Imerina means a precolonial state (c. 1540–1897) off the coast of Southeast Africa that, by the 19th century, dominated most of what is now Madagascar.
What part of speech is Imerina?
Imerina is a proper noun.

Words near Imerina in the dictionary

  1. IMer
  2. Imereti
  3. Imeretia
  4. Imeretian
  5. Imeretians
  6. Imerina
  7. imerinite
  8. Imeriti
  9. Imeritia
  10. Imeritian
  11. Imeritians

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