Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A country of western Africa. The site of several powerful states, including the Mali (flourished 14th century) and the Songhai (flourished 15th–16th century), Mali became part of French West Africa in the 19th century and achieved independence in 1960. Bamako is the capital and the largest city.
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- proper noun Country in Western Africa. Official name: Republic of Mali.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years
Etymologies
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Examples
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In the case of mali this has already meant the establishment of full diplomatic relations, a doubling of bilateral trade and the initiation of major South African investment projects in Mali.
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MALI: US army begins anti-terrorist training Flintlock in nothern Mali
WN.com - Articles related to U.S. sees food security as next big Africa push
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WEST AFRICA MALI touré, his excellency president amadou toumani Touré is the president of Mali.
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And Mali, the Thai word for jasmine, was an overwhelming winner among five choices.
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Some of the huts reminded me of the very square mud structures I'd seen in Mali, and others were bigger, taller structures -- the driver explained it was because the Arab Shua people who dominate this area are so tall.
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For example, Mali is now spending 11% of its total budget on agriculture, Burkina Faso 15% and Ethiopia 17%.
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The rotavirus vaccine is now available in Mali, Ghana, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Nicaragua.
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Boukary trains villagers in Mali to use the Internet.
Global Voices in English » Translator of the week: Boukary Konaté in Mali
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I'm picking up a lot about China's aid in Mali – there is lots of it – and a lot more on migration.
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Some of the huts reminded me of the very square mud structures I'd seen in Mali, and others were bigger, taller structures -- the driver explained it was because the Arab Shua people who dominate this area are so tall.
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