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Madiba

British

/ məˈdiːbə /

noun

a title of respect for Nelson Mandela, deriving from his Xhosa clan name

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Madiba Dennie: She’s saying the court is making everything worse, and people can see that.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

As legal scholar Madiba Dennie wrote in Balls & Strikes before the arguments, both Skrmetti and Dobbs are about “using state power to compel a particular performance of sex and gender.”

From Slate ● Dec. 6, 2024

They include a set of hearing aids, an ID card, gifts from world leaders and some of the first democratic president's clothing, such as his statement "Madiba" shirts.

From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2024

As an ANC insider, Ms. Duarte was often asked for her perspective on Mandela, whom she called by his clan name, Madiba.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 18, 2022

He was given my clan name of Madiba, but was known by the nickname Thembi.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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