Mali

geographical name

Ma·​li ˈmä-lē 

ˈma-

1

federation 1959–60 of Senegal and the Sudanese Republic

2

or formerly Sudanese Republic landlocked country in western Africa in the western Sahara, Sahel, and Sudan regions with the Tropic of Cancer crossing its northern tip; a republic; before 1958 it constituted French Sudan (a territory of France) ; capital Bamako area 478,841 square miles (1,240,192 square kilometers), population 18,430,000

Malian

ˈmä-lē-ən 

ˈma-

adjective or noun