mali

mali — noun

1. Mali is a West African country, south of Algeria and north of Senegal. The Niger

1.名詞A2
釋義

Mali is a West African country, south of Algeria and north of Senegal. The Niger River runs through it, and its people are famous for their music and art.

例句

Manuela learned about the ancient manuscripts of Timbuktu in Mali during her history class.

proper noun + preposition: in Mali

A musician from Mali played traditional kora, a stringed instrument, at the festival last night.

同義詞

文法句型

Mali is…

in Mali

from Mali

常見錯誤

❌Mali is located in East Africa.
✅Mali is located in West Africa.
💡Mali is in the western part of the continent, near Senegal and Niger.
❌I visited Malta last summer' (when meaning the African country).
✅I visited Mali last summer.
💡Malta is a small island nation in the Mediterranean, not the same as Mali.

2. a short-lived union between Senegal and the Sudanese Republic (now the modern co

2.名詞C1
釋義

a short-lived union between Senegal and the Sudanese Republic (now the modern country of Mali) that existed from April 1959 until it split up in August 1960

例句

President Modibo Keïta signed the agreement that created the Mali Federation in April 1959.

Professor Eitan discovered a faded letter from 1960 that described the day the Mali Federation dissolved.

同義詞

文法句型

the Mali Federation + verb

用法筆記

This sense refers only to the political union of 1959–1960, not to the ancient Mali Empire (c. 1235–1600) or to the modern Republic of Mali.

常見錯誤

❌The Mali Federation was a powerful empire that lasted centuries.
✅The Mali Federation was a short-lived union from 1959 to 1960.
💡The federation is a modern political entity, not the same as the ancient Mali Empire of the 13th–16th centuries.