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Mandalorian

adj · name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /mændɑːloːjən/
  • General-American: /mændɑːloɹjən/

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adj

Meaning 1

Relating to Mandalorians, or originating from Mandalore, a fictional planet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

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name

Meaning 2

A constructed language created by Philip Metschan and Karen Traviss that is spoken by the Mandalorians.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 3

A member of a fictional group of warriors, predominantly humans, in the universe of the Star Wars motion pictures.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

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History

Etymology

Coined by George Lucas during the production of the 1980 science fiction film The Empire Strikes Back to describe a group of warriors from the planet Mandalore, including one of the film's most famous characters, Boba Fett. However, the term was first published in the film's novelization, by Donald F. Glut.