amadou
Noun
Meaning
A spongy, combustible substance, prepared from fungus (Boletus and Polyporus) which grows on old trees; German tinder; punk. It has been employed as a styptic by surgeons, but its common use is as tinder, for which purpose it is prepared by soaking it in a strong solution of niter.
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Examples
And, as a matter of fact, I am the chairman of the Amadou Diallo Foundation.
February * February 4 – Unarmed Guinean immigrant Amadou Diallo is shot dead by New York City police officers on an unrelated stake-out, inflaming race relations in the city.
"Happy to be handing this award to Djaili Amadou Amal," wrote France's Education Minister, Jean-Michel Blanquer, on Twitter.
In January 2007, China signed a series of economic agreements with Cameroon, giving more than $54 million in loans., citation China constructed the multipurpose sports complex in Yaounde and renovated the famous Amadou Ahidjo stadium.
That afternoon, Lieutenant Colonel Amadou Toumani Touré announced on the radio that he had arrested the dictatorial president, Moussa Traoré.
NBA Africa VP Amadou Fall talks about growing the game in the continent: The Senegalese exec wants to increase the league's influence - and he's got big plans.