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English word origin

Etymology of Mansa

From Punjabi.

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Source etymology 1

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name

A city in Punjab, India. · A district of Punjab, India.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Punjabi.

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Source etymology 2

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name

A city, capital of the province of Luapula in Zambia.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Named for the Mansa river which flows west to the Luapula, which is in turn a section of the Congo river.

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