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Mandela

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/mænˈdɛlə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(man del′ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Man•de•la  (man del′ə),USA pronunciation n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Mandela /mænˈdɛlə/ n
  1. Nelson (Rolihlahla). 1918–2013, Black South African statesman. Jailed in 1962 for five years and, in 1964, for life, he was released in 1990 after a long international campaign; deputy president of the African National Congress (1990–91) and president (1991–97); president of South Africa (1994–99); Nobel peace prize jointly with F. W. de Klerk in 1993
  2. (Numzano) Winnie. 1934–2018, Black South African political activist: campaigned for the release of her husband Nelson Mandela; they divorced in 1996
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