1. a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years; [syn: Mali, Republic of Mali, French Sudan]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
French Sudan
n 1: a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved
independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West
African civilization for more than 4,000 years [syn:
Mali, Republic of Mali, French Sudan]