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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

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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

“My family is under that bridge,” Menes said, referring to a cousin, his wife and their newborn who recently met up in a small border town in Texas.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2021

Your dinner begins not with bread and butter but with a short lecture from chef Gary Menes on the structure of the menu.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2017

Menes said the damage to the 11-year-old Yukon could not be repaired.

From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2016

Menes therefore must have ascended the throne before the year 12000 B.C.; the rule of Osiris commenced 15500 B.C.; and that of the Twelve Gods 17500 B.C.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max

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