Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Mande language spoken in southern Sierra Leone and eastern Liberia.
- noun A member of a Mende-speaking people.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A large West African
ethnic group , speakers of the Mende language, living primarily inSierra Leone andLiberia . - noun singular The
language of the Mende people. - adjective Of, from, or pertaining to the Mende people.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the Mende language.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write in English, Mende,
The 1996 CIA Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Its other noted mountains were Pentel'icus (sometimes called Mende'li), so celebrated for its quarries of beautiful marble, and Hymet'tus, celebrated for its excellent honey, and the broad belt of flowers at its base, which scented the air with their delicious perfume.
Mosaics of Grecian History Marcius Willson
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"Mende," they grunted to us and then, without ceremony, began examining us critically.
Beasts, Men and Gods Ferdinand Ossendowski 1910
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Communications Minister Lambert Mende said Monday that at least seven attackers were killed.
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But less than a week later, Mende held a press conference to tell observers inside and outside of his country that the assault was not a coup d'etat - because nobody has stepped forward to claim responsibility for the attack.
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Information minister Lambert Mende says President Kabila and his family were safe and unharmed during the attack that sparked a clash that killed at least seven people.
DRC official: Investigation to Follow Presidential Residence Attack 2011
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Mende says presidential guards stopped the attackers at a roadblock and killed seven of them, while taking others prisoner.
DRC official: Investigation to Follow Presidential Residence Attack 2011
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But, Mende said that his government has kept its side of the agreement.
DRC Government Denies Failing to Implement Peace Accord 2010
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Mende said the accusations are baseless and without merit.
Money, not Politics, Behind Congo Constitutional Amendment 2011
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The assault last Sunday on President Joseph Kabila's presidential palace was quickly denounced as an "attempted coup d'etat" by Mr. Kabila's spokesperson Lambert Mende.
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