Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The capital and largest city of Mali, in the southwest of the country on the Niger River.
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- proper noun The capital city of
Mali
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- noun the capital of Mali; located in the south on the Niger
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Examples
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It is 5: 30 a.m. on a Monday morning in Bamako, and Amadou Kéita is walking to the bus he takes to the academy.
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Afootball academy for young players in Bamako, the capital of Mali.
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Guillou spent €1.6 million to build the academy in Bamako, which costs €165,000 a year to run.
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Recent legislation improving the status and rights of women led to protests and demonstrations in Bamako; the government was criticised for being pushed into even these very modest measures by donors and was forced to backdown and withdraw the legislation.
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But for the boys in Bamako, Guillou is someone who can help them achieve a better life.
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Schools like the one in Bamako train the players which professional clubs in Europe have expressed an interest in.
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Last week, experts from North African countries and their G8 counterparts met in Bamako to discuss boosting counter-terrorism cooperation in the region.
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In preparation for this year, Bus Number 7 have already established links with a school in Bamako that they visited the year before, and for which they aim to raise funds to buy sports equipment and teaching supplies.
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Last year some local kids came up to us in Bamako and explained that they were collecting donations for their football team.
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“I have a clean conscience,” says Guillou, speaking on the balcony of his school in Bamako.
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