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Mendes

Mendes proper noun: an ancient Egyptian city, the modern Tell El-Ruba.

Proper noun (1)

Mendes

  1. (historical) An ancient Egyptian city, the modern Tell El-Ruba.

Proper noun (2)

Mendes

  1. A municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  2. A surname from Portuguese.
    • A year ago, the director Sam Mendes collected his "director of the year" prize at a star-studded but still otherwise obscure, untelevised gala called the Hollywood Awards, two weeks before his film "Jarhead" was even released.2006 October 18, David M. Halbfinger, “Hollywood Film Chain’s Latest Link”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 21 Jun 2025

Origin of Mendes

Ancient Greek Μένδης (Méndēs)

Borrowed from Portuguese Mendes.

Phrases with Mendes

Questions about Mendes

What does Mendes mean?
Mendes means an ancient Egyptian city, the modern Tell El-Ruba.
What part of speech is Mendes?
Mendes is a proper noun.

Words near Mendes in the dictionary

  1. Menderes vimba
  2. menderies
  3. menders
  4. Menderson
  5. mendery
  6. Mendes
  7. Mendes da Costa syndrome
  8. Mendesian
  9. Mendesians
  10. mendest
  11. mendeth

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