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Mandingo

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

noun

Mandingos, plural Mandingoes plural
  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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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 neighbouring Liberia's Mandingo ethnic community.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2013

Mr. Sidibé, 59, is a former relief worker, rather than a physician, and, along with English and French, he speaks West African Mandingo, the Tamashek of the Tuaregs and other languages.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2012

The Mandingo Empire was finally brought down, not in battle, but by a famine.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

The Mandingo, the Fula and the Susu are Mahommedans, though the Susu retain many of their ancient rites and beliefs—those associated with spirit worship and fetish, still the religion of the Baga and other tribes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various

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