Mali
geographical name
Ma·li
ˈmä-lē 
ˈma-
1
federation 1959–60 of Senegal and the Sudanese Republic
2
or formerly Sudanese Republic
landlocked country in western Africa in the western Sahara, Sahel, and Sudan regions with the Tropic of Cancer crossing its northern tip; a republic; before 1958 it constituted
French Sudan (a territory of France)
; capital Bamako area 478,841 square miles (1,240,192 square kilometers), population 18,430,000
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“Mali.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mali. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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