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Menes

American  
[mee-neez] / ˈmi niz /

noun

  1. flourished c3200 b.c., traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.


Menes British  
/ ˈmiːniːz /

noun

  1. the first king of the first dynasty of Egypt (?3100 bc ). He is said to have united Upper and Lower Egypt and founded Memphis

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Gill has dedicated it to her childhood dance teacher, Rose-Marie Menes, who danced with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and died in 2021.

From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2023

When she overheard her mother on the phone with family members this week, Menes said she wanted nothing more than to tell them to return to Chile.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2021

He said he did share the detail with his brother-in-law, Oscar Menes, who was the owner of the GMC Yukon Loredo was driving.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 2, 2016

When Wes Avila was interviewing for a job at Le Comptoir, Gary Menes' temple of vegetable cookery, Menes asked him what his ultimate career goal was.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2015

But it was not on account of his engineering works that the name of Menes has been preserved in the histories of Herodotos.

From The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce

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