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Mali
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A landlocked country in West Africa.
"Timbuktu, a historic center of learning, is located in Mali."
How to Use Mali
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA country in West Africa, once home to the powerful Mali Empire.
Word Forms
Malis plural, malis plural
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Etymology
Named after the medieval Mali Empire, a name traced to a word for "hippopotamus" in a local language.