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Meaning of "Menes" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MENES

Menes  [ˈmiːniːz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MENES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Menes is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MENES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Menes

Menes was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the early dynastic period, credited by classical tradition with having united Upper and Lower Egypt, and as the founder of the first dynasty. The identity of Menes is the subject of ongoing debate, although mainstream Egyptological consensus identifies Menes with the protodynastic pharaoh Narmer or first dynasty Hor-Aha. Both pharaohs are credited with the unification of Egypt, to different degrees by various authorities.

Definition of Menes in the English dictionary

The definition of Menes in the dictionary is the first king of the first dynasty of Egypt. He is said to have united Upper and Lower Egypt and founded Memphis.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MENES


achimenes
ˌækɪˈmiːniːz
Balinese
ˌbɑːlɪˈniːz
Bernese
ˈbɜːniːz
Bolognese
ˌbɒləˈniːz
Cantonese
ˌkæntəˈniːz
Chinese
tʃaɪˈniːz
Guyanese
ˌɡaɪəˈniːz
Holofernes
ˌhɒləˈfɜːniːz
imagines
ɪˈmædʒəniːz
Japanese
ˌdʒæpəˈniːz
Javanese
ˌdʒɑːvəˈniːz
johannes
dʒəʊˈhæniːz
Lebanese
ˌlɛbəˈniːz
lenes
ˈliːniːz
manganese
ˈmæŋɡəˌniːz
Milanese
ˌmɪləˈniːz
penes
ˈpiːniːz
Pyrenees
ˌpɪrəˈniːz
Sudanese
ˌsuːdəˈniːz
Taiwanese
ˌtaɪwɑːˈniːz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MENES

Mendes
mendicancy
mendicant
mendicity
mendigo
mending
Mendip Hills
Mendips
Mendoza
mene, mene, tekel, upharsin
meneer
Menelaus
Menelik II
menfolk
menfolks
meng
mengagement ring
Mengelberg
Mengistu Haile Mariam
Mengzi

WORDS THAT END LIKE MENES

Anaximenes
Antisthenes
Barnes
behind the scenes
bones
Cleisthenes
Clisthenes
Demosthenes
Diogenes
Eratosthenes
Grenadines
headlines
headphones
Hippomenes
iTunes
Jones
lines
Philippines
Stones
Ximenes

Synonyms and antonyms of Menes in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Menes» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MENES

Find out the translation of Menes to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Menes from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Menes» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

梅内斯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Menes
570 millions of speakers

English

Menes
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Menes
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مينا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Менес
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Menes
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মেনেস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Ménès
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menes
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Menes
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

メネス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

메 네스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Menes
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Menes
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Menes
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुरुष
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Menes
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Menes
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Menes
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Менес
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Menes
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Menes
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Menes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Menes
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Menes
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Menes

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MENES»

The term «Menes» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.033 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MENES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Menes

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MENES»

Discover the use of Menes in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Menes and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Furia
Divided into three parts - "Furia," "Coolie," and "Rain" - these poems create a vivid, colorful world, exotic in its variety.
Orlando Ricardo Menes, 2005
2
Dictionary of World Biography
300 B.C.), Menes, who came from the town of Thinis, about three hundred miles south of Cairo, was the first human ruler in Egypt after dynasties of demigods had ruled. He became the founder of the Egyptian state by uniting Upper and Lower ...
Frank Northen Magill, Alison Aves, 1998
3
Kingship and the Gods: A Study of Ancient Near Eastern ...
Menes did,10 it is quite clear that the final unification of the country under Menes followed a period of disturbance and that he was the "strong man" to whom our quotation refers. It is also clear from the monuments of Scorpion that Menes ...
Henri Frankfort, 1948
4
Eden in Sumer on the Niger: Archaeological, Linguistic, and ...
A COPPER CROWN EXCAVATED IN IGBO UKWU BELONGED TO MENES Another very groundbreaking discovery in the grave excavated in Igbo Ukwu was from our translation of Sumerian symbols and emblems that relate to Menes, just as ...
Catherine Obianuju Acholonu, 2014
5
Ancient History: A Revised Chronology: An Updated Revision ...
Waddell says that this is because Menes spent much of his time in Agade and India, where many of his seals have been found. According to Waddell, Menes is also known as Manishtusu son of Sargon. The name translates into Manes the ...
Anthony Lyle, 2012
6
Alexander the Great: Volume 2, Sources and Studies
After Alexander had occupied Syria, Babylon, and Susa, the sea communication between Phoenicia and the west became of importance alongside of the earlier line or lines between Asia Minor and the west, and Alexander sent Menes the ...
W. W. Tarn, 2003
7
Government Leaders, Military Rulers and Political Activists
Very little is known about Menes, and, indeed, according to some scholars, his name may be a combinaan of the names of several Egyptian kings—named “ Scorpion,” Narmer “catfish with chisel”), and Aha—each of whom accomplished a  ...
David W. Del Testa, 2014
8
Dictionary of African Biography
Haile Selassie I: The Formative Years, 1892–1936. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1987. hanna rubinkowska Menes, legendary Egyptian pharaoh. According to Egyptian tradition, Menes was the first human to rule Egypt as king after ...
Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong, Henry Louis Gates, 2012
9
Management Secrets of the Pyramids:
Menes (or Narmer, no one seems to have checked) unified the upper and lower parts of Egypt into what we know today as ancient Egypt, forming the First Dynasty (c.3100–3050 BC). Menes means 'he who endures', and it's hard not to agree ...
Otto von Fussbuggler PhD, 2014
10
The Town and Country Magazine, Or, Universal Repository of ...
Seraphis's son dying, ihe . of the tyrant carrying off the, princess, hi high-priest, unwilling to increase tiie un I seizes the old king ; bat Sethona acquaint- fortunate sovereign's afflictions, lubstitutts ing Mene» who he ii, Menes drops hii Menes in  ...
‎1774

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MENES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Menes is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Those items on the menu? Why, they're right out here in the garden
"I spend more time here than at the restaurant," says Menes (wearing a ... "The cooking starts in the garden," says Menes, busy weeding a bed ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
2
Artists set for Athenaeum's annual juried show
... Debora Levy, Elena Lomakin, Omar Lopex, Mihaela Luca, Stacy Mann, Grace Matthews, Brad Maxey, Arie Menes, Kris Moore, Allan Morrow, ... «The San Diego Union-Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Al Jazeera TV to premiere Malawi-Congolese musicians documentary
... (aka Menes), who successfully crowd-funded a collaborative album between leading Malawian musicians and Congolese refugees – all from ... «Nyasa Times, Jul 15»
4
The Taste: Who's coming to this year's food festival
Chef Michael Fiorelli (Love & Salt), bartender Vincenzo Marianella, chef Gary Menes (Le Comptoir), chef Carlos Salgado (Taco Maria) and chef ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
5
Mayor hit with water by festival-goer at Mondawmin
By late afternoon as the festival wound down, musician Menes Yahudah led a drum performance by children and adults in Urban Foli, ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
6
Siding with freedoms against terrorism
However, Egypt regained its unity starting with the reign of King Menes at the end of the fourth millennium BC, or approximately 3,200 BC until ... «Ahram Online, Jul 15»
7
UFC 189: McGregor vs. Mendes recap
Menes goes for his guillotine choke but can't get it. McGregor returns to his feet and confidently moves in with punches on a tired Mendes. «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
8
You Can't Deny Who You Are: A Tale of Two Nations
Francesca Menes is a Haitian-Dominican-American raised in the Miami community of Little Haiti. She is currently the Policy and Advocacy ... «Rise Miami News, Jul 15»
9
Kehn makes waves with photography exhibit
Such was the case with Michael Menes, a performer from Buckfield, who despite his and Kehn's efforts, could not capture underwater juggling. «Lewiston Sun Journal, Jul 15»
10
Kenner Knights of Columbus announces officers
... Lori Cristina, Treasurer Karen Vitale, Secretary Correnne Byland, Parliamentarian Jacquelyn DiStefano, and Board member Ana Menes. «NOLA.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Menes [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/menes>. Apr 2024 ».
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