Meaning

1 senses

  1. (Multicultural London English, slang)A Somali.

More definitions
  • a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years

Examples

69 sentences

  1. Mali remains dependent on foreign aid.

    ruМали остаётся зависимой от иностранной помощи. — Wezel

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  2. Mali is our neighbor to the south.

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  3. Mali went into chaos.

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  4. Bamako is the capital of Mali.

    ruБамако - столица Мали. — marafon

    deBamako ist die Hauptstadt von Mali. — Adelpa

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  5. Northern Mali is a conflict zone.

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Origin

Clipping of Somali (“a person from Somalia or of Somali descent”).

Clipping of Somali (“a person from Somalia or of Somali descent”).

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Forms

plural: Malis
SingularMali
PluralMalis

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years:Republic of MaliFrench Sudan

See also

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