"Mende" meaning in English

See Mende in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɛndi/
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Mende (not comparable)
  1. Of, from, or pertaining to the Mende people. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Mende-en-adj-aHGG5Dhz
  2. Of or pertaining to the Mende language. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Mende terms, men ⁠
    Sense id: en-Mende-en-adj-8nbHgsfh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Languages Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 24 33 4 2 34 Disambiguation of Languages: 3 23 32 8 8 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɛndi/
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mende
  1. The language of the Mende people. Translations (language): mendé [masculine] (French), менде (mende) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Mende-en-name-UKfcU13n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Languages Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 24 33 4 2 34 Disambiguation of Languages: 3 23 32 8 8 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɛndi/ Forms: Mendes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Mende. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Mende}} German Mende Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Mendes}} Mende (plural Mendes)
  1. A surname from German.
    Sense id: en-Mende-en-name-gISmo46Y Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɛndi/
Head templates: {{en-prop}} Mende
  1. A commune, the capital of Lozère department, Occitania, France. Categories (place): Cities in Lozère, France, Cities in Occitania, France, Places in France, Places in Lozère, France, Places in Occitania, France
    Sense id: en-Mende-en-name-OzgsMeSx Categories (other): Communes of Lozère, France, Departmental capitals of Occitania, France
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛndi/
Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Mende pl (plural only)
  1. A large West African ethnic group, speakers of the Mende language, living primarily in Sierra Leone and Liberia. Tags: plural, plural-only Translations (West African ethnic group): менде (mende) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Mende-en-noun-WiV-5qnj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Russian translations, Ethnonyms, Languages Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 24 33 4 2 34 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 4 18 26 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 17 24 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 18 21 14 7 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 17 19 13 6 44 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 2 16 23 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 16 23 60 Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 5 15 25 2 1 51 Disambiguation of Languages: 3 23 32 8 8 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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