Mende

M3E1N1D2E1
/ˈmɛndi/

noun

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

OriginGerman Mende →
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Meanings

Mende1

nounMende pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA 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.
adjectiveMende (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to the Mende people.
  2. not comparableOf or pertaining to the Mende language.

Mende2

proper nounMende (plural Mendes)

plural Mendes

  1. A surname from German.

Mende3

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
angal

Origin

Mende · proper noun

  1. GermanMende
  2. GermanMende
  3. EnglishMende

Borrowed from German Mende.

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Mende · proper noun

  1. FrenchMende
  2. EnglishMende

Borrowed from French Mende, from Occitan.

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Translations

French mendé
  • mendélanguage
Russian менде, менде
  • менде (mende)West African ethnic group
  • менде (mende)language

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Mende

trendybendyfriendymendyapprehendeetendie
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Anagrams

EmdenemendMeden
Cite this entry
APA

Mende. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mende

MLA

“Mende.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mende. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mende,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mende.

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