transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmä-lē, ˈma- ]
geographical name
1. federation 1959-60 of Senegal & Sudanese Republic
2. or formerly Sudanese Republic country W Africa in W Sahara & Sudan regions; a republic; before 1958 constituted French Sudan (a territory of France); capital Bamako area 478,652 square miles (1,239,709 square kilometers ), population 8,646,000
• Ma·li·an -lē-ən adjective or noun