Mandingo
noun
a member of any of a number of peoples forming an extensive linguistic group in western Africa.
Mandingos
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pluralof Mandingo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Mandingos, from the river-systems of the Senegal and Gambia.
From The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham
The Fulis principal settlement is on both sides of the Senegal; great numbers of these people are also mixed with the Mandingos; which last are mostly settled on both sides the Gambia.
From Some Historical Account of Guinea, Its Situation, Produce, and the General Disposition of Its Inhabitants An Inquiry into the Rise and Progress of the Slave Trade, Its Nature and Lamentable Effects by Anthony Benezet
When they came within a hundred yards of the gate, the singing men began a loud song, extolling the hospitality of the inhabitants towards strangers, and their friendship in particular to the Mandingos.
From Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa by Robert Huish
This part of Africa, as ascertained by Mr. Park, communicates, by its rivers to the Niger, and introduces us to the interior of this great continent; and, from other sources of information, Foolahs, Mandingos, &c.
From Observations Upon the Windward Coast of Africa by Joseph Corry
The inhabitants are mostly Fula, though the trade is largely in the hands of Mandingos.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various
