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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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‘Wolte sulle thi lord Crist for enes cunnes golde?’

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