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Meaning of "N'Dour" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF N'DOUR

N'Dour  [ənˈdʊə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF N'DOUR

noun
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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
N'dour 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 N'DOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

N'Dour

N'Dour is a typical Gambian and Senegalese patronym of the Serer people. They are the same people but because the French colonised Senegal and the British colonised the Gambia, there are variations in spelling but pronounced the same way. They share the same surname with the 15th century Serer King of Saloum Maat Saloum Mbegani Ndour also known as Mbegan Ndour. People surnamed N'Dour include : ▪ Alassane N'Dour, Senegalese football player ▪ Youssou N'Dour, Senegalese singer and percussionist ▪ Viviane Ndour, Senegalese singer and sister-in-law of Youssou N"Dour...

Definition of N'Dour in the English dictionary

The definition of N'Dour in the dictionary is Youssou. born 1959, Senegalese singer and musician, whose work has popularized African music in the West; recordings include Nelson Mandela, Eyes Open, and Nothing's in Vain.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH N'DOUR


dour
dʊə
pandour
ˈpændʊə
pompadour
ˈpɒmpəˌdʊə
tamandua
ˌtæmənˈdʊə
tandoor
ˈtændʊə
troubadour
ˈtruːbəˌdʊə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE N'DOUR

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N. Zeal.
n.o.
importe
n/a
N/F
N/S
N/S/F
na
Na-Dene
NAACP
NAAFI
naan
naartjie
nab
Nabataean

WORDS THAT END LIKE N'DOUR

amour
behaviour
colour
flour
four
glamour
guest of honour
happy hour
harbour
honour
hour
humour
labour
our
pour
retour
sense of humour
sour
tour
your

Synonyms and antonyms of N'Dour in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «N'Dour» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF N'DOUR

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

Translator English - Chinese

N´Dour
1,325 millions of speakers

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N´Dour
570 millions of speakers

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N´Dour
510 millions of speakers

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N´Dour
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ندور
280 millions of speakers

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N´Dour
278 millions of speakers

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N´Dour
270 millions of speakers

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N´Dour
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N´Dour
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N´Dour
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N´Dour
180 millions of speakers

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ンドゥール
130 millions of speakers

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N´Dour
85 millions of speakers

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N´Dour
85 millions of speakers
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N´dour
80 millions of speakers

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N´Dour
75 millions of speakers

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N´Dour
75 millions of speakers

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N´Dour
70 millions of speakers

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N´Dour
65 millions of speakers

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N´Dour
50 millions of speakers

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N´Dour
40 millions of speakers

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N´Dour
30 millions of speakers
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N´Dour
15 millions of speakers
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N´Dour
14 millions of speakers
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N´Dour
10 millions of speakers
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N´Dour
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of N'Dour

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «N'DOUR»

The term «N'Dour» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.653 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «N'DOUR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about N'Dour

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «N'DOUR»

Discover the use of N'Dour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to N'Dour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hey You!: A Portrait of Youssou N'Dour
Biografi med sangtekster.
Jenny Cathcart, 1989
2
Dictionary of African Biography
style of singing to which N'Dour's tenor voice is well suited. The beginnings of N' Dour's international career stemmed from his early collaboration with musi- cians such as Peter Gabriel and Paul Simon in the late 1980s. Gabriel in particular ...
Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong, Henry Louis Gates, 2012
3
Billboard
21 European release of "Joko (From Village To City)," Youssou N'Dour ends a five-year hiatus from mainstream- minded recording. Signed directly to Sony France and issued throughout much of Europe on various Sony-affiliated labels, the ...
4
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide
Consequently, even though there's much to recommend the recordings N'Dour intended for his African audience—Inedits and the wonderfully moving Immigres —the potential for crossover seemed maddeningly elusive. The Lion augmented  ...
Nathan Brackett, Christian David Hoard, 2004
5
Peter Gabriel, from Genesis to Growing Up
It should be counter-balanced by an understanding of his musical relationships with a number of individual musicians, most notably Youssou N'Dour and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. The Senegalese singer and composer Youssou N'Dour first ...
Michael Drewett, Sarah Hill, Kimi Kärki, 2010
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Billboard
visitors with titles by local stars like N'Dour, Baaba Maal, and Ismael Lo, and a growing list of new talent. But most of these cassettes are manufactured abroad by pirates who pay nothing to artists and producers. "I'm very popular in my country ...
7
Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s
B+ Meshell Ndegeocello: Bitter (Maverick '99) slow is beautiful ("Loyalty," " Sincerity," "Satisfy") *** Youssou N'Dour: Set (Virgin '90) After five years of struggle he creates ... a pop record, damn it, a pop record from Senegal and no place but: 13 ...
Robert Christgau, 2000
8
West Africa
With the 1990s world- music boom, many stars – Youssou N'Dour, Salif Keita, Cesária Evora, King Sunny Ade – established their own record companies and signed up local talent. Some savvy Western record labels pre-empted mainstream ...
‎2009
9
1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die
A Glimpse of Early N 'Dour Immigrés Youssou N'Dour or years, the magnetic singer and songwriter Youssou N'Dour has been involved in two completely different recording industries. At home in Senegal, N'Dour and his Super Etoile de ...
Tom Moon, 2008
10
Music in the Post-9/11 World
TAKING A STAND IN SENEGAL: YOUSSOU N'DOUR If you don't know where you're heading anymore, go back to where you came from. —Youssou N'Dour, “ Wiri Wiri”7 Had this man not shown up . . . Islam would have sunk with shame into  ...
Jonathan Ritter, J. Martin Daughtry, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «N'DOUR»

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Basketball: Knicks show interest in former Ohio University forward …
Men's Basketball. Maurice N'Dour of Ohio University goes up for a lay up in the Bobcat's game against Akron on February 4, 2015. «The Post, Jul 15»
2
Fes: Morocco's spiritual capital
I am a great fan of Ali Farka Toure, Youssou N'Dour and kora players supreme Toumani and Sidiki Diabate, and was really looking forward to ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
3
New York Knicks: Five takeaways from Summer League action
Another bright spot in the New York Knicks summer league action in Vegas was Maurice N'dour from France. Like Kirk, N'dour showed that he ... «isportsweb.com, Jul 15»
4
Youssou N'Dour to Play Boulder Theater, 11/4
Z2 Entertainment will present An Evening with Youssou N'Dour at the Boulder Theater on Wednesday, November 4th, 2015. Tickets are on ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
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The club where Montreal's huge African music festival was born
Salif Keita, Yossou N'Dour, Angelique Kidjo made early appearances, too, as did Congloese soukous band, Loketo. Toure was born in Guinea ... «North Country Public Radio, Jul 15»
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Mohammed Assaf, Akon and Lauryn Hill to take the stage at the …
Last year's festival featured Nancy Ajram, Carole Samaha, Youssour N'dour, Chirine Abdelwahab, Yanni and George Benson. Tickets are ... «Al-Bawaba, Jul 15»
7
Kyle Anderson and Jonathon Simmons stand out in Becky …
... Brooklyn, Boston or Philadelphia from here. Also, I really want Maurice N'dour to make the roster because of the Star Wars jokes. [Box Score] ... «Pounding The Rock, Jul 15»
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tix on sale: Oddball tour, Youssou N'dour, JAMC, Odesza, King …
Senegalese singer/percussionist Youssou N'dour is playing Terminal 5 on November 1. Tickets for that show go on AmEx and Ticketmaster ... «Brooklyn Vegan, Jul 15»
9
Art Alert: Three music nights at Elbet Alwan
Salama has won a Grammy Award for the album Egypt, which he collaborated on with Senegalese musician Youssou N'Dour. His own ... «Ahram Online, Jul 15»
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Defining moments of the G8 summit 10 years on
... McFly, the Sugababes, Feeder, Youssou N'Dour, Texas, Snow Patrol, Travis and The Corrs. It overran by two hours yet not a single complaint ... «Edinburgh Evening News, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. N'dour [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ndour>. Oct 2024 ».
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