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MANDELA
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• MANDELA (noun)
The noun MANDELA has 1 sense:
1. South African statesman who was released from prison to become the nation's first democratically elected president in 1994 (born in 1918)
Familiarity information: MANDELA used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
South African statesman who was released from prison to become the nation's first democratically elected president in 1994 (born in 1918)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Mandela; Nelson Mandela; Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Instance hypernyms:
nationalist leader (the leader of a nationalist movement)
national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)
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"Do good to people in order to enslave their hearts." (Arabic proverb)
"One who scorns is one who buys." (Corsican proverb)