mansa

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noun

A king of ancient Mali.

OriginEastern Maninkakan mànsa →
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Meanings

mansa1

nounmansa (plural mansas)

plural mansas

  1. historicalA king of ancient Mali.

Mansa2

proper noun
  1. A city in Punjab, India.
  2. A district of Punjab, India.

Mansa3

proper noun
  1. A city, capital of the province of Luapula in Zambia.

Origin

mansa · noun

  1. Eastern Maninkakanmànsa“king”
  2. Englishmansa

Borrowed from Eastern Maninkakan mànsa (“king”) and other related languages.

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Mansa · proper noun

From Punjabi.

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Mansa · proper noun

Named for the Mansa river which flows west to the Luapula, which is in turn a section of the Congo river.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

manassamanAsmanMasansanma
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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