Mende
Americannoun
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a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
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a Niger-Congo language of the Mande branch spoken by the Mende people.
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Australian Michael Matthews produced a brilliant ride to win a tough and hilly stage 14 of the Tour de France from Saint-Etienne to Mende.
From BBC • Jul. 16, 2022
In 1997 he premiered “Amistad,” based on the rebellion of Mende captives on a Spanish slave ship.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2020
Some are beautiful, if obscure, like the Mende mask from Sierra Leone, and the white oak plate and vessel from 20th century Ukraine, crockery made from a tree sacred to Ukrainians.
From Washington Times • Mar. 14, 2020
Government spokesman Lambert Mende said the church could go to the courts if it was not satisfied with the results released by the electoral commission.
From The Guardian • Jan. 6, 2019
Andrew Jah began to ask the same question in Mende, but I interrupted him in Krio, saying, “I speak Krio, Mende, Temne, Limba, and Arabic.”
From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince
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