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REPUBLIC OF MALI
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years
Synonyms:
French Sudan; Mali; Republic of Mali
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
African country; African nation (any one of the countries occupying the African continent)
Meronyms (parts of "Republic of Mali"):
Bamako (the capital of Mali; located in the south on the Niger)
Timbuktu (a city in central Mali near the Niger river; formerly famous for its gold trade)
Niger; Niger River (an African river; flows into the South Atlantic)
Meronyms (members of "Republic of Mali"):
Malian (a native or inhabitant of Mali)
Holonyms ("Republic of Mali" is a part of...):
Africa (the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)
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