Malinois

noun

Ma·​li·​nois ˌma-lən-ˈwä How to pronounce Malinois (audio)
plural Malinois

Examples of Malinois in a Sentence

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Three Labradors, one German shepherd, one Belgian Malinois, and one Malinois-shepherd mix work for the sheriff’s office. Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024 Norman Reedus and his Walking Dead costars are remembering Seven, the Belgian Malinois who played Dog on the hit AMC series. Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024 Reaver said the kennel was responsible for Cairo, the 70-pound Belgian Malinois that accompanied the U.S. Navy SEAL raid that killed killed Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in 2011. Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024 The pair also now have a 4-month-old Belgian Malinois puppy and recently took a cross-country road trip from Los Angeles to New York, with a stop-off in Texas to visit Majors’ mother, Terri, PEOPLE confirmed last month. Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024 The pair also now have a 3-month-old Belgian Malinois puppy and recently took a cross-country road trip from Los Angeles to New York, with a stop-off in Texas to visit Majors’ mother Terri, PEOPLE can confirm. Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024 The trap worked and secured the Malinois, who was unharmed from her weeks in the woods and the trap. Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 13 Dec. 2023 The calendar kicks off with Gini-Gina for January, a Belgian Malinois dog from New York's LaGuardia Airport (LGA). Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2023 Notably, in 2014, two Belgian Malinois with the secret service brought down a White House intruder, who had climbed over the gates. Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2023

Word History

Etymology

French, one from Malines, from Malines (Mechelen), Belgium

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Malinois was in 1929

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“Malinois.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Malinois. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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