Mandalorian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of a fictional group of warriors, predominantly humans, in the universe of the Star Wars motion pictures.
adj
  1. Relating to Mandalorians, or originating from Mandalore, a fictional planet.
name
  1. A constructed language created by Philip Metschan and Karen Traviss that is spoken by the Mandalorians.

Pronunciation

/mændɑːloːjən/ /mændɑːloɹjən/

Word forms

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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.

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