Mende
Americannoun
plural
Mendes,plural
Mende-
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.
Example Sentences
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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
But the term for Ebola in Mende, one of Sierra Leone’s languages, became “monda wote,” which translates to “family turn round.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 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
Nielsen’s win came 24 hours after team-mate Omar Fraile won - also from a breakaway - in Mende.
From The Guardian • Jul. 22, 2018
In many Mende stories the spider is the character that tricks other animals to get what he wants, but his tricks always backfire on him.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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