单词 | malian |
释义 | Maliann.adj. A. n. A native or inhabitant of Mali, an ancient empire (of the 13th and 14th centuries) and a modern republic (founded in 1960) in West Africa; = Mali n.3 ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of West Africa > [noun] > countries or regions Guinean1589 Kongo1600 Gambian1744 Guinea Negro1748 Congoese1765 Sierra Leonean1791 Congolese1800 Liberian1826 Guinea-man1830 Nigerian1860 Lagosian1897 Basenji1906 Ghanaian1949 assimilado1953 Mali1960 Malian1960 Katangese1962 Biafran1967 Zairean1972 Ivorian1973 Zairois1973 Zairese1974 Upper Voltan1975 Voltaic1976 1960 Economist 31 Dec. 1367/2 The Malians themselves (or Soudanese, as they used to call themselves) have only lately emerged from black Africa's first working experiment of a sovereign federation. 1976 Daily Times (Lagos) 8 Oct. 9/4 The wrecked DC-7 cargo plane went down with a four-man crew of Malians. 2015 J. Bleck Educ. & Empowered Citizenship Mali iii. 65 Twenty years after the democratic transition, Malians' political skepticism should not be misinterpreted as widespread ignorance or apathy. B. adj. Of or relating to Mali; = Mali adj.See note at Mali adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > West Africa > specific countries Guinean1607 Congoese1765 Liberian1823 Congolese1839 Gambian1864 Mali1906 Senegambian1911 Togolese1957 Mauritanian1959 Malian1963 Ivorian1966 Biafran1967 Upper Voltan1972 1963 Nationality of Married Women (U.N. Comm. on Status of Women) 75 If her national law permits her to retain her nationality of origin, she shall have the option to decline Malian nationality before the celebration of the marriage. 1967 S. Knight Window on Shanghai xv. 65 I especially like the beautifully robed Malians... They are all members of the Malian government. 1989 Time Out 5 July 7 His words, in French, are embellished with ancient Malian proverbs. 2002 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 16 Oct. b8/2 Malian harps (the small n'goni and the long-necked camele n'goni) interlaced their patterns with keyboard, electric guitar and bass. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1960 |
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