Definitions

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  • proper noun A native or inhabitant of Mali.
  • adjective Of or pertaining to Mali.
  • adjective of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Mali.

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  • noun A person from Mali or of Malian descent.
  • adjective Of, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a native or inhabitant of Mali
  • adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Mali or its people

Etymologies

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Mali +‎ -an

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Examples

  • The new law also entitled Malian women to work without requesting their husband's permission and removed references to wives obeying their husbands, replacing this, attractively, with the statement that, 'Spouses owe each other fidelity, protection, relief and assistance.

    Global Issues News Headlines 2010

  • The unsettled zone, which Malian authorities acknowledge they do not control, has been identified as a redoubt of Abdelhamid Abu Zeid, also known as Abid Hammadou, who heads the local al-Qaeda squad that acknowledged capturing the French mining technicians.

    France on high alert as officials warn of possible terrorist attacks Edward Cody 2010

  • A Malian military officer who has been involved in past negotiations with al-Qaeda told the French news agency Agence France-Presse that he saw the captives alive on Sunday in a remote corner of Mali.

    France on high alert as officials warn of possible terrorist attacks Edward Cody 2010

  • A Malian military officer who has been involved in past negotiations with al-Qaeda told the French news agency Agence France-Presse that he saw the captives alive on Sunday in a remote corner of Mali.

    France on high alert as officials warn of possible terrorist attacks Edward Cody 2010

  • Abu Zeid vowed to seek revenge in July after Sarkozy ordered French commandos to participate along with Mauritanian special forces in an attack on one of his Malian camps, in a failed attempt to liberate another French hostage, 78-year-old Michel Germaneau.

    France on high alert as officials warn of possible terrorist attacks Edward Cody 2010

  • The unsettled zone, which Malian authorities acknowledge they do not control, has been identified as a redoubt of Abdelhamid Abu Zeid, also known as Abid Hammadou, who heads the local al-Qaeda squad that acknowledged capturing the French mining technicians.

    France on high alert as officials warn of possible terrorist attacks Edward Cody 2010

  • Sure, we could focus upon a fact that A&M have been married, blind as good as play a different code of supposed "Afro-Bl! ues," a mixture of Malian traditional, Indian rhythms as good as Egyptian wind instruments, with a little good old-fashion stone as good as hurl thrown in for good measure.

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  • The unsettled zone, which Malian authorities acknowledge they do not control, has been identified as a redoubt of Abdelhamid Abu Zeid, also known as Abid Hammadou, who heads the local al-Qaeda squad that acknowledged capturing the French mining technicians.

    France on high alert as officials warn of possible terrorist attacks Edward Cody 2010

  • Sure, we could focus upon a fact that A&M have been married, blind as good as play a different code of supposed "Afro-Bl! ues," a mixture of Malian traditional, Indian rhythms as good as Egyptian wind instruments, with a little good old-fashion stone as good as hurl thrown in for good measure.

    The Best Albums Of 2009, In Bigger Than The Sound | Industry Fokery admin 2009

  • A Malian military officer who has been involved in past negotiations with al-Qaeda told the French news agency Agence France-Presse that he saw the captives alive on Sunday in a remote corner of Mali.

    France on high alert as officials warn of possible terrorist attacks Edward Cody 2010

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