Malian

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noun

A person from Mali or of Malian descent.

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Meanings

Malian1

nounMalian (plural Malians)

plural Malians

  1. A person from Mali or of Malian descent.
adjectiveMalian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people.

Malian2

nounMalian (plural Malians)

plural Malians

  1. historicalA member of an ancient tribe that resided at the mouth of the river Spercheios in Greece.
adjectiveMalian (comparative more Malian, superlative most Malian)

comparative more Malian · superlative most Malian

  1. Of or relating to these people.

Origin

From Mali + -an.

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Translations

Afrikaans Malinees, Malinees
  • MalineesA person from Mali or of Malian descent
  • MalineesOf, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people
Arabic مَالِيّ, مَالِيّ
  • مَالِيّ (māliyy)A person from Mali or of Malian descent
  • مَالِيّ (māliyy)Of, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people
Catalan malià, malià
  • maliàA person from Mali or of Malian descent
  • maliàOf, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people
Chinese Mandarin 馬里人
  • 馬里人 (Mǎlǐ rén)A person from Mali or of Malian descent
Czech Malijec, maliský
  • MalijecA person from Mali or of Malian descent
  • maliskýOf, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people
  • malijskýOf, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people
Dutch Malinees, Malinese
  • MalineesA person from Mali or of Malian descent
  • MalineseA person from Mali or of Malian descent
  • MalineesOf, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people
Esperanto maliano, malianino
  • malianoA person from Mali or of Malian descent
  • malianinoA person from Mali or of Malian descent
Finnish malilainen, malilainen
  • malilainenA person from Mali or of Malian descent
  • malilainenOf, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people
French Malien, malien
  • MalienA person from Mali or of Malian descent
  • malienOf, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people
German Malier, Malierin
  • MalierA person from Mali or of Malian descent
  • MalierinA person from Mali or of Malian descent
  • malischOf, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people
Greek Μαλινέζος, μαλινέζικος
  • Μαλινέζος (Malinézos)A person from Mali or of Malian descent
  • μαλινέζικος (malinézikos)Of, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people
Hungarian mali, mali
  • maliA person from Mali or of Malian descent
  • maliOf, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people
Japanese マリ人
  • マリ人 (Mari-jin)A person from Mali or of Malian descent
Norwegian Bokmål malier, maliar
  • malierA person from Mali or of Malian descent
  • maliarA person from Mali or of Malian descent
  • maliskOf, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people
Polish Malijczyk, Malijka
  • MalijczykA person from Mali or of Malian descent
  • MalijkaA person from Mali or of Malian descent
  • malijskiOf, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people
Portuguese maliano, maliense
  • malianoA person from Mali or of Malian descent
  • malienseA person from Mali or of Malian descent
  • malianoOf, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people
  • malienseOf, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people
Romanian malian, maliană
  • malianA person from Mali or of Malian descent
  • malianăA person from Mali or of Malian descent
  • malianOf, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people
Russian мали́ец, мали́йка
  • мали́ец (malíjec)A person from Mali or of Malian descent
  • мали́йка (malíjka)A person from Mali or of Malian descent
  • мали́йский (malíjskij)Of, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people
Spanish maliense, maliense
  • malienseA person from Mali or of Malian descent
  • malienseOf, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people
Swahili Mmali, Kimali
  • MmaliA person from Mali or of Malian descent
  • KimaliOf, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people
Swedish malisk, malinesisk
  • maliskOf, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people
  • malinesiskOf, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people
Turkish Malili
  • MaliliA person from Mali or of Malian descent
Ukrainian малі́йський
  • малі́йський (malíjsʹkyj)Of, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

animalmanilalaminaMalinaAlaminMilanalamianaminalalmainAliman
Cite this entry
APA

Malian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malian

MLA

“Malian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Malian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malian.

Source: Malian on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.