Mende

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Mende¹

  • /ˈmɛndi/

Rhymes with -ɛndi

noun

  1. plural, plural only A large West African ethnic group, speakers of the Mende language, living primarily in Sierra Leone and Liberia.

proper noun

  1. The language of the Mende people.

adjective

  1. not comparable Of, from, or pertaining to the Mende people.
  2. not comparable Of or pertaining to the Mende language.

Mende²

  • /ˈmɛndi/

Rhymes with -ɛndi

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Mende.

proper noun Mendes

  1. A surname from German.

Mende³

  • /ˈmɛndi/

Rhymes with -ɛndi

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French Mende, from Occitan.

proper noun

  1. A commune, the capital of Lozère department, Occitania, France.

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noun West African ethnic group

Русскийменде mende

name language

Françaismendé
Русскийменде mende

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MLA

"Mende." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mende. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Mende. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mende

Chicago

"Mende." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mende.

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@misc{mende_2026,
  title = {Mende},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mende},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}