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Definition of Manda
1. Noun. A Dravidian language spoken in south central India.
Definition of Manda
1. Proper noun. a Dravidian language of southern India. ¹
2. Proper noun. an aboriginal language of Australia. ¹
3. Proper noun. a Bantu language of Tanzania. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Manda
Literary usage of Manda
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1887)
"'manda Grier was by, and she watched her till she could bear the sight no longer.
... said 'manda Grier, varying her denunciation in the repetition, ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"by these manda barbarians, he apparently did not in person co-operate in the
taking of the city, nor share the booty, but used the opportunity to firmly ..."
3. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1886)
"Population (1881) 5914 ; number of houses, 1244. Hindus numbered 5865, and
Muhammadans 49. Situated 1 mile south of the manda- petta Canal, which connects ..."
4. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"manda'na. A slock name ¡n heroic romance, which generally represents the fate of
the world turnin» on the caprice o/ some beautiful mandana or Stati'r». ..."
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