Menes
[ mee-neez ]
/ ˈmi niz /
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noun
flourished c3200 b.c., traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
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Menes
/ (ˈmiːniːz) /
noun
the first king of the first dynasty of Egypt (?3100 bc). He is said to have united Upper and Lower Egypt and founded Memphis
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