Mali

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Ma⋅li

[mah-lee]

–noun

Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 9,945,383; 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.

Formerly, French Sudan.

Related forms:

Ma⋅li⋅an, noun, adjective

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Ma·li (mä'lē)

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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. Population: 12,000,000.
Ma'li·an adj. & n.

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Mali [(mah-lee)]

Republic in west Africa bordered by Algeria to the north and east, Niger to the east, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast to the south, Guinea to the southwest, Senegal and Mauritania to the west. Its capital is Bamako. It became an independent nation in 1960.

Note: During the Middle Ages, Mali formed a huge territorial empire, noted as a center of Islamic study and as a trade route for gold. Its center was Timbuktu.

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Language Translation for : Mali

Spanish: financiero,

German: Finanz-…,

Japanese: 財政の

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MALI
A hardware memory device for logic programming computers with real time garbage collection.

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