Definitions
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- noun a native or inhabitant of Burundi.
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- noun A person from
Burundi or of Burundian descent. - adjective Of, from, or pertaining to Burundi, the Burundian people.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Burundi or its people
- noun a native or inhabitant of Burundi
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Examples
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One night in February 2002, she was gang-raped by nine men whom she described as Burundian Forces for the Defense of Democracy
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AMISOM maintains a force of about 8,000 Ugandan and Burundian troops that are based primarily in Mogadishu.
Uganda, Burundi Pledge Additional 4,000 Troops in Somalia 2011
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The park was further degraded after the 1997 coup and the 1998 rebellion in former Zaire when the Goma-based Rwandan RCD (and the Ugandan and Burundian armies) challenged the government for control of the resource-rich east of the country.
Kahuzi-Biéga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo 2009
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AMISOM forces, made up of Ugandan and Burundian soldiers, now control 70% of Mogadishu and key towns in the south of the country.
Museveni Versus al Shabab Ioannis Gatsiounis 2011
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Ben Curtis/Associated Press SAFE SPOT: A Burundian soldier from the African Union peacekeeping force manned the gun turret of an armored vehicle transporting journalists in Mogadishu, Somalia, Thursday.
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A battalion of about 1,000 Burundian troops was deployed earlier this month and the rest of the reinforcements are expected later this year.
Uganda, Burundi Pledge Additional 4,000 Troops in Somalia 2011
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A battalion of about 1,000 Burundian troops was deployed earlier this month and the rest of the reinforcements are expected later this year.
Uganda, Burundi Pledge Additional 4,000 Troops in Somalia 2011
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Uganda and Burundi make up the bulk of the force with many Burundian troops operating in the Deynile district.
Islamists in Somalia Strike at African Troops Solomon Moore 2011
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AMISOM maintains a force of about 8,000 Ugandan and Burundian troops that are based primarily in Mogadishu.
Uganda, Burundi Pledge Additional 4,000 Troops in Somalia 2011
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Calls to the Burundian embassy in Nairobi for comment weren't returned.
Islamists in Somalia Strike at African Troops Solomon Moore 2011
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