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Mandingo

American  
[man-ding-goh] / mænˈdɪŋ goʊ /

noun

plural

Mandingos, Mandingoes
  1. a member of any of a number of peoples forming an extensive linguistic group in western Africa.

  2. Mande.

  3. Malinke.


Mandingo British  
/ mænˈdɪŋɡəʊ /

noun

  1. a former name for Mande Malinke

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Kante brought Guinean, and Mandingo, culture to the world.

From Washington Times • May 22, 2020

The Guerze are mostly Christian or animist, while the Konianke are Muslims considered to be close to the Mandingo ethnic community who live in neighbouring countries.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2013

The well-armed Mandingo were France’s greatest foe in West Africa, and the two armies clashed several times.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Coursing through the cascades, Mr. Davy led us a half-mile upstream to the Mandingo Tunnel, a curiously named vertical cave hidden within a massive boulder complex that leads to a subterranean pond.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2011

He decided on sending an embassy to Kambia, on the borders of the Scarcies, and from thence to Malacoury and the Mandingo camp.

From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century by D'Anvers, N.