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- mbabane/əmˈbɑːbɑːneɪ/The capital city of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) in southern Africa.nounC1
- mbandaka/əmˈbændəkə/A city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, situated on the Congo River and serving as the capital of the Équateur Province.nounLow
- mbaqanga/əmˈbækæŋɡə/A style of South African music, originating in the 1960s, which blends traditional Zulu vocal harmonies and rhythms with influences from jazz, swing, and later, electric instruments.nounLow
- mbeki/əmˈbɛki/A surname, most famously associated with Thabo Mbeki, former president of South Africa.nounVery Low
- mbila/(ə)mˈbiːlə/A type of thumb piano or lamellophone, particularly of the Shona people of Zimbabwe.nounC2
- mbira/əmˈbɪə.rə/A traditional African musical instrument consisting of a wooden board or gourd with attached metal tines that are plucked with the thumbs and sometimes fingers; also known as a thumb piano.nounC2 / Very Low Frequency (Specialist/Technical)
- mboya/mˈbɔɪ.ə/A Swahili word primarily used as an exclamation of contempt, annoyance, or disappointment.nounVery Low
- mbuji-mayi/əmˌbuːdʒi ˈmɑːji/A city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, capital of the Kasai-Oriental province.nounVery low
- mbujimayi/mbuːdʒɪˈmɑːjiː/The capital city of the Kasai-Oriental province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly known as Bakwanga.nounVery Low
- mbundu/əmˈbʊnduː/A member of an ethnic group native to Angola, or the Bantu language spoken by this people.nounVery Low
- mcadoo/məkˈɑːduː/A proper noun; primarily a surname of Irish or Scottish origin.nounVery Low
- mcalester/məˈkæl.stər/A proper noun referring to a city in southeastern Oklahoma, United States.nounVery Low (Proper noun, geographically specific)
- mcallen/məˈkælən/A city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States, located in the Rio Grande Valley near the US-Mexico border.nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
- mcauliffe/məˈkɔːlɪf/A surname of Irish origin, most famously associated with Christa McAuliffe, the teacher-astronaut who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.nounVery Low
- mcbride/məkˈbraɪd/A surname of Scottish and Irish origin, typically functioning as a proper noun.nounLow (as a common noun or verb; high frequency as a proper name within specific communities)
- mccahon/məˈkɑːən/A proper noun, specifically a surname.nounVery Rare
- mccall/məˈkɔːl/A Scottish surname, also used as a given name or as part of proper nouns (e.g., brands, place names).nounLow (as a common noun: Very Low; as a proper noun: Medium in specific contexts)
- mccandless/məˈkændlɪs/A surname of Scottish origin, but its primary modern association is with Christopher McCandless (1968–1992), an American adventurer who died in the Alaskan wilderness.nounVery Low
- mccarran-walter act/məˌkær.ən ˈwɔːl.tər ækt/A U.S. federal law passed in 1952 that revised immigration and naturalization policy, maintaining national-origin quotas and strengthening security provisions.nounLow
- mccarthy/məˈkɑː.θi/A surname of Irish origin; most famously associated with U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy (1908–1957), known for anti-communist investigations in the 1950s.nounLow
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