Munda

[ moon-duh ]

/ ˈmʊn də /

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noun

a small family of languages spoken in east-central India.

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Words nearby Munda

Münchhausen, munchies, munchkin, munchy, Muncie, Munda, mundane, mundane astrology, mundanity, Mundelein, mundify

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How to use Munda in a sentence

Their willingness to die for a place like Munda gives them a tremendous advantage over us.
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Hic jacet in tumba Rosa mundi, non Rosa munda;Non redolet, sed olet, qu redolere solet.
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We were all a little bewildered because she had come to us so abruptly, but we pushed Munda forward.
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Amplius lava me ab iniquitate mea: et a peccato meo munda me.
Olive in Italy|Moray Dalton

"Here's the sole remnant of the ancient populations of Munda Boetica," said I to myself.
Carmen|Prosper Merimee
The Carthaginians then removed their camp to Munda, whither the Romans speedily followed them.
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British Dictionary definitions for Munda

Munda

/ (ˈmʊndə) /

noun

a family of languages spoken by scattered peoples throughout central India

plural -das a member of any of these peoples

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