MALIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Malian mean? 

• MALIAN (noun)
  The noun MALIAN has 1 sense:

1. a native or inhabitant of Mali

  Familiarity information: MALIAN used as a noun is very rare.

• MALIAN (adjective)
  The adjective MALIAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Mali or its people

  Familiarity information: MALIAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MALIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Mali

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Malian" is a kind of...):

African (a native or inhabitant of Africa)

Holonyms ("Malian" is a member of...):

French Sudan; Mali; Republic of Mali (a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years)

Derivation:

Malian (of or relating to or characteristic of Mali or its people)

• MALIAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Mali or its people

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

Malian deserts

Pertainym:

Mali (a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years)

Derivation:

Mali (a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years)

Malian (a native or inhabitant of Mali)