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mansa

mansa noun: a king of ancient Mali.

Noun

mansa (plural mansas)

  1. (historical) A king of ancient Mali.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Mansa

Mansa

  1. A city in Punjab, India.
  2. A district of Punjab, India.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Mansa

Mansa

  1. A city, capital of the province of Luapula in Zambia.

Forms of mansa

pluralmansas

Origin of mansa

Borrowed from Eastern Maninkakan mànsa (“king”) and other related languages.

From Punjabi.

Named for the Mansa river which flows west to the Luapula, which is in turn a section of the Congo river.

Questions about mansa

What does mansa mean?
Mansa means a king of ancient Mali.
What part of speech is mansa?
Mansa can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of mansa?
The plural of mansa is mansas.

Words near mansa in the dictionary

  1. mans
  2. mans down
  3. mans it out
  4. mans the fort
  5. mans up
  6. mansa
  7. mansabdar
  8. mansabdars
  9. mansaf
  10. Mansalay
  11. Mansaray

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