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Men·de | \ ˈmen-dē 
, -dā \
, -dā \ plural Mende or Mendes
Definition of Mende
1 : a Mande language of southern Sierra Leone and eastern Liberia
2 : a member of a people speaking Mende
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The first known use of Mende was in 1732
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