Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Malian · IPA prop. a. prop. n. 01 prop. a. Of or pertaining to Mali; as, Malian deserts. 1. Of or pertaining to Mali; as, Malian deserts. 2. of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Mali; as, Malian nomads. 02 prop. n. A native or inhabitant of Mali. 1. A native or inhabitant of Mali.