Madiba
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Madiba Dennie: I think that’s right, and I’m glad to see a judge saying it.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
On this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode of Amicus, co-hosts Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern discussed Tuesday’s vote with Madiba Dennie, deputy editor of Balls and Strikes and author of The Originalism Trap.
From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026
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
"Madiba has been an inspiration for us," Sibongiseni Shabalala, band member and son of the band's late founder Joseph Shabalala, said, using Mandela's clan name.
From Reuters • Jul. 18, 2022
I am a member of the Madiba clan, named after a Thembu chief who ruled in the Transkei in the eighteenth century.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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