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Mali.

A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Mali.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈmɑːli/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɑli/Canada, US/ˈmɐːli/Australia, New-Zealand/ˈmale/Scotland

  1. A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Mali.

Where this word comes from

Inherits its name from the Mali Empire, in turn from Mandinka or Dyula mali (“hippopotamus”).

noun/ˈmɑːli/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɑli/Canada, US/ˈmɐːli/Australia, New-Zealand/ˈmale/Scotland

  1. A Somali.

    Multicultural-London-English · slang
Where this word comes from

Clipping of Somali (“a person from Somalia or of Somali descent”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.