Malan

[ mah-lahn ]

/ mɑˈlɑn /

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noun

Daniel Fran·çois

[frahn-swah], /frɑnˈswɑ/, 1874–1959, South African editor and political leader: prime minister 1948–54.

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How to use Malan in a sentence

But as South African journalist Rian Malan, one of those doomsayers, points out, it was Mandela who prevented such an outcome.
Nelson Mandela Was Undeniably Great But He Doesn’t Need a Halo|Michael Moynihan|December 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
By Malan, and the National Party, and Verwoerd, and Botha, and all the people who locked him up for nearly 30 years.
The Meaning of Mandela|Joshua DuBois|June 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Yet at the time Malan wrote his early essays, such charges were incendiary in South Africa.
‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’: Rian Malan’s South Africa Reviewed|Katie Baker|November 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The huge barrier of the Malan range, abutting direct on the sea, stopped 162 his way.
The Gates of India|Thomas Holdich

It was his first chance of turning the Malan block, and it led most directly westwards with a trend towards the sea.
The Gates of India|Thomas Holdich
He followed up the Hingol till he could turn the Malan by an available pass westward.
The Gates of India|Thomas Holdich
These questions preyed on Hansie's mind, until she obtained permission from her mother to visit Mr. Jannie's sister, Mrs. Malan.
The Petticoat Commando|Johanna Brandt
From the bosom of her dress Miss Malan produced the dispatches and a number of private letters.
The Petticoat Commando|Johanna Brandt

British Dictionary definitions for Malan

Malan

/ (mɑːˈlɑːn) /

noun

Daniel F (rançois). 1874–1959, South African statesman; prime minister (1948–54). He passed legislation to introduce apartheid

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