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Mende

/ˈmɛndi/

Mende noun: a large West African ethnic group, speakers of the Mende language, living primarily in Sierra Leone and Liberia.

Noun

Mende pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A large West African ethnic group, speakers of the Mende language, living primarily in Sierra Leone and Liberia.

Proper noun (1)

Mende

  1. The language of the Mende people.

Adjective

Mende (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to the Mende people.
  2. Of or pertaining to the Mende language.

Proper noun (2)

Mende (plural Mendes)

  1. A surname from German.

Proper noun (3)

Mende

  1. A commune, the capital of Lozère department, Occitania, France.

Forms of Mende

pluralMendes

Origin of Mende

Borrowed from German Mende.

Borrowed from French Mende, from Occitan.

Words formed from Mende

Words that rhyme with Mende

Questions about Mende

What does Mende mean?
Mende means a large West African ethnic group, speakers of the Mende language, living primarily in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
What part of speech is Mende?
Mende can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Mende?
Mende is pronounced /ˈmɛndi/.

Words near Mende in the dictionary

  1. mendaciousness
  2. mendacities
  3. mendacity
  4. Mendaite
  5. Mendaites
  6. Mende
  7. Mende syndrome
  8. mended
  9. mended fences
  10. mended one's ways
  11. Mendel

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