Mali

[ mah-lee ]

/ ˈmɑ li /

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noun

Republic of Mali, a republic in western Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.

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Formerly French Su·dan

[soo-dan] /suˈdæn/ .

OTHER WORDS FROM Mali

Ma·li·an, noun, adjective

Words nearby Mali

malformation, malformed, malfunction, malgré lui, Malherbe, Mali, Malibran, Malibu board, malic, malic acid, malice

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How to use Mali in a sentence

British armed forces already used a version of the Drone 40 in Mali earlier in 2021, though only used the scouting payloads.
The US Marines are testing flying, remote-controlled grenades|Rob Verger|July 13, 2021|Popular-Science
After the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi’s government, militants and weapons flooded southwest across the Sahara and into Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso.
Angelina Jolie: We Need to Understand the Human Cost of Burkina Faso’s Refugee Crisis|Angelina Jolie|July 8, 2021|Time
Camps for refugees from neighboring Mali have also been brutally attacked.
Angelina Jolie: We Need to Understand the Human Cost of Burkina Faso’s Refugee Crisis|Angelina Jolie|July 8, 2021|Time
While much of it occurs on family farms, some is also arranged by traffickers who ferry in children from neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso.
Supreme Court says chocolate companies cannot be sued over child slavery on African cocoa farms|Robert Barnes, Peter Whoriskey|June 17, 2021|Washington Post

The average salary in Mali is just under $80 a month, a sum they can reach penning roughly two dozen postcards.
Not getting any travel postcards? A project in Mali delivers delight — and a lifeline.|Bailey Berg|December 3, 2020|Washington Post
Somehow she also found time to intern at the U.S. Department of Education and help build a school in Mali.
TEDx Talks Have a Disability Problem—but This Incredible Young Woman Is Working to Change That|Nina Strochlic|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Our own people are those in Afghanistan, Yemen, Pakistan, and Mali,” he said.
The Boko Haram Bidding War|Christopher Dickey|May 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There are now 125 confirmed or reported cases in four West African nations, including Guinea, Liberia, Mali, and Sierra Leone.
Already Deadly in Africa, Could Ebola Hit America Next?|Scott Bixby|April 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Yemen, Somalia, Iraq, and Mali, we have to keep working with partners to disrupt and disable these networks.
Obama’s War on Terror Muddle|Eli Lake|January 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It also snubbed France in its mission to rescue the African nation of Mali from an Islamist takeover.
Whose Side Are You On, Germany?|James Kirchick|November 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Similarly, if you say "Mali" and pull his trunk forward, he will gradually learn that that is the signal to walk.
Kari the Elephant|Dhan Gopal Mukerji
Man's defeat in his struggle with the elements made him religious, hinc prima mali labes.
Baron d'Holbach|Max Pearson Cushing
The sitting bulbul does not appear to mind the daily shower-bath it receives when the mali waters the plant.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India|Douglas Dewar
You have my hearty and not inexperienced sympathy; for, to speak in the style of Jonathan Oldbuck, I am haud ignara mali.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3)|George Eliot
The difference only rests on the question whether vitalized or non-vitalized matter is the fons et origo mali.
Epidemics Examined and Explained: or, Living Germs Proved by Analogy to be a Source of Disease|John Grove

British Dictionary definitions for Mali

Mali

/ (ˈmɑːlɪ) /

noun

a landlocked republic in West Africa: conquered by the French by 1898 and incorporated (as French Sudan) into French West Africa; became independent in 1960; settled chiefly in the basins of the Rivers Senegal and Niger in the south. Official language: French. Religion: Muslim majority, also animist. Currency: franc. Capital: Bamako. Pop: 15 968 882 (2013 est). Area: 1 248 574 sq km (482 077 sq miles)Former name (1898–1959): French Sudan

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Cultural definitions for Mali

Mali

[ (mah-lee) ]

Republic in west Africa bordered by Algeria to the north and east, Niger to the east, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast to the south, Guinea to the southwest, Senegal and Mauritania to the west. Its capital is Bamako. It became an independent nation in 1960.

notes for Mali

During the Middle Ages, Mali formed a huge territorial empire, noted as a center of Islamic study and as a trade route for gold. Its center was Timbuktu.