Malian
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- adjective
- /ˈmɑːliən/
- The public sculpture program initiated by President Konar included numerous memorials to Malian activists in the independence and democracy movements.
- Malian antiquities
- Malian artists
- Malian government
Examples
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The postcolonial Malian government has always been committed to organized sports as a means of educating youth.
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The Malian cuisine features famous dishes such as jollof rice and groundnut stew.
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Like so many Malian artists, he has his greatest success among those most distant from his home.
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Socialist leaders from other African countries are also honored in the Malian capital.
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Others celebrate Malian cultural heritage more broadly and promote a national cultural identity in more abstract ways.
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After all, the one thing we had plenty of in Mali was time for conversation with our Malian neighbors.
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The placement of these patterns is strikingly like that of the intricate embroidery that often embellishes Malian garments.
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The Malian culture is rich with traditions that have been passed down through generations.
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Many Malian artists showcase their work at exhibitions around the world.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Malian = Mali + an
The word is clearly formed by adding the productive adjectival/national suffix '-an' to the country name 'Mali', so the meaning 'of or relating to Mali' is directly derived.
Etymology
Malian comes from the country name Mali, which comes from a local language and, according to one popular idea, once meant 'hippopotamus'. So Malian means 'of or from Mali', which is why we call music or food 'Malian' when it comes from that country.