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Menes

American

[mee-neez] / ˈmi niz /

noun

flourished c3200 b.c., traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.

Menes British

/ ˈmiːniːz /

noun

the first king of the first dynasty of Egypt (?3100 _bc ). He is said to have united Upper and Lower Egypt and founded Memphis

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Gill has dedicated it to her childhood dance teacher, Rose-Marie Menes, who danced with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and died in 2021.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2023

And in Miami, immigrant rights advocate Francesca Menes couldn’t believe her eyes as she watched images of the asylum seekers being corralled by men on horseback.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2021

Then fine dining stints with chefs Walter Manzke and Gary Menes, and then a kind of street food epiphany, in which he swapped white tablecloths for a sometimes illegal taco cart.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2018

Menes said he thought about getting a lawyer but decided fighting the government would be a waste of time.

From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2016

According to this, Menes began to reign in the year 3284 B.C.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max

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