Mandinka

[man-ding-kuh]

noun

plural

Mandinkas ,

plural

Mandinka .

1. Malinke.

Example Sentences

And in her essay on “Mandinka,” Irish writer Sinéad Gleeson talks about how she hated her name as a child and how fundamental the other Sinéad’s appearance was: “We had been waiting for her for a long time,” she explains, reminding us of the repressive and patriarchal society both Sinéads emerged from.

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But I had to ask company representatives to learn that Mosquera is playing the mother of the historical figure Benkos Biohó, a Mandinka who was enslaved in 1596, brought to what would become Colombia, and who successfully escaped to found a village of runaway slaves.

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The “Mandinka” and “Nothing Compares 2 U” hitmaker was found unresponsive at her South London home on July 26 and was pronounced dead shortly after.

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So when O'Connor broke through in 1987 with Mandinka, there's a reason, 36 years later, the lyric that's still roared the loudest is: "I don't know no shame, I feel no pain."

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On “Mandinka,” she sings defiantly about not knowing shame or pain.

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