Mandela

[ man-del-uh ]

/ mænˈdɛl ə /

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noun

Nel·son (Ro·lih·lah·la)

[nel-suhn raw-lee-lah-luh], /ˈnɛl sən ˌrɔ liˈlɑ lə/, "Madiba", 1918–2013, South African Black antiapartheid activist: president of South Africa 1994–99.

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Words nearby Mandela

mandator, mandatory, man-day, Mande, Mandel, Mandela, Mandela, Nelson, Mandelbrot set, mandelic acid, Mandelstam, Mandeville

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How to use Mandela in a sentence

Mandela may have been a prisoner, but he was by then the most famous political prisoner in the world.
How Nelson Mandela Came to Work with F.W. de Klerk to End Apartheid|Richard Stengel|November 12, 2021|Time
It was the first time they had met, and prison officials had hurriedly ordered a three-piece suit and tie for Mandela.
How Nelson Mandela Came to Work with F.W. de Klerk to End Apartheid|Richard Stengel|November 12, 2021|Time
Mandela recalled all of this to me in 1993 when I was working with him on his autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom.
How Nelson Mandela Came to Work with F.W. de Klerk to End Apartheid|Richard Stengel|November 12, 2021|Time
“Mandela is hands-down the best candidate to defeat Senator Ron Johnson, expand our majority in the United States Senate, and deliver results for the people of Wisconsin,” Clyburn says in his prepared endorsement.
Dem Kingmaker Jim Clyburn Endorses in Key Race for Senate|Sam Brodey|November 8, 2021|The Daily Beast

He was imprisoned with Mandela on the notorious Robben Island for 10 years, so in many ways, I find it tragic that he is returning to a cell, not as the hero who was once on the right side of history, but as an old man in disgrace.
Cry, the Beloved Country: A Letter From South Africa|Kate Bartlett|July 14, 2021|Ozy
Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Oskar Schindler—these names come readily to mind when we think of heroes of conscience.
The Catholic Philosopher Who Took on Hitler|John Henry Crosby|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At one point, Turness suggested that Gregory have a live band close out the show to commemorate the death of Nelson Mandela.
David Gregory's 'Meet the Press' Eviction Exposed in Washingtonian Takedown|Lloyd Grove|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I was quite specifically talking about the comparison between playing Heimdall on one day, and playing Mandela on the next.
Idris Elba on Eric Garner, ‘Mi Mandela,’ and Selling Weed to Dave Chappelle|Marlow Stern|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The song “You Give Me Love” came from both playing Mandela, and my positive feelings about the country.
Idris Elba on Eric Garner, ‘Mi Mandela,’ and Selling Weed to Dave Chappelle|Marlow Stern|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the producer of the film took the clips to him since he was very close to Mandela.
Idris Elba on Eric Garner, ‘Mi Mandela,’ and Selling Weed to Dave Chappelle|Marlow Stern|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Horace mentions two places in its neighbourhood, Varia, and Mandela, the sites of which can be exactly determined.
Old Rome|Robert Burn
A similar rock-cut tomb was found at Mandela, in the Anio valley.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 3|Various
This is Horace's Digentia, the stream he calls it whose icy waters freshen him, the stream of which Mandela drinks.
Horace|William Tuckwell

British Dictionary definitions for Mandela

Mandela

/ (mænˈdɛlə) /

noun

Nelson (Rolihlahla). born 1918, Black South African statesman: president of South Africa (1994–99). Jailed in 1962 for 5 years and, in 1964, for life, he was released in 1990 after a long international campaign; deputy president of the African National Congress (1990–91) and president (1991–97); elected president of South Africa in 1994; Nobel peace prize jointly with F. W. de Klerk in 1993

(Numzano) Winnie . born 1934, Black South African political activist: campaigned for the release of her husband Nelson Mandela; they divorced in 1996

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