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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From what I have before stated, it will appear that the Mandingos are a numerous people in Africa, gaining a daily influence and authority in the district now under consideration.
From Observations Upon the Windward Coast of Africa by Joseph Corry
In all the towns the population largely consists of aliens—Hausa, Ashanti, Mandingos, &c.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
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
Formerly this tribe of Mandingos were itinerant fetish makers and priests, but now they are numerous to the northward of Sierra Leone, from whence a wide district receives their rulers and chieftains.
From Observations Upon the Windward Coast of Africa by Joseph Corry
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
