Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several West African languages belonging to the Niger-Congo language family, including Ewe.
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- noun A group of
languages spoken in theNiger andCongo regions
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- noun a group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The provincial department of health in Kwa-Zulu Natal have also fired over 200 doctors for not appearing at work after an interdict was granted against them by the courts:
Global Voices in English » South Africa: Storm Brewing Between Government, Striking Doctors & Unions 2009
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This would be a night of truce -- the night of a Great Truce, such as Kwa had set up once or twice back in the Valley of the Mu.
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In a province such as Kwa-Zulu/Natal the renaming may evoke sensitivities and emotions based on the violent experiences of the past.
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In a province such as Kwa-Zulu/Natal the renaming may evoke sensitivities and emotions based on the violent experiences of the past.
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Kwa kweli tunajitahidi kila kukicha kujua hatma ya jumuwata.
Global Voices in English » Tanzania: Dar es Salaam Armoury Explosion Death Toll Rises 2009
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The Drakensberg Mountains jut out of the flat farmland of Free State, surround the country of Lesotho and spill down into Kwa Zulu Natal.
Where did you spend your Christmas holiday?? « Peace Corps South Africa 2009
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His wife, Kwa Geok Choo, died last year, and Mr. Lee has taken pains recently to focus Singaporeans on challenges he says they may face once he isn't around, including the potential for complacency among younger citizens who don't fully appreciate the work that went into building the city-state in previous decades.
Singapore's 'Mentor' Seeks a Sturdy U.S. Patrick Barta 2011
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Kwa mujibu wa USAID, msukumo wa kuja na wazo hili la mazungumzo ya mtandaoni, lilitokana na hotuba aliyoitoa Rais Barack Obama mwezi Juni mwaka 2009 jijini Cairo, Misri, ambapo alisema kwamba angefanya juhudi kuhamasisha ushirikiano miongoni mwa binadamu [...] 27 March 2010, 7: 09 am
Global Voices in English » Egypt: Obama to Address Muslim World from Egypt 2009
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Died: Kwa Geok Choo, the wife of Singapore's founding father, Lee Kuan Yew, who described her as his "tower of strength," and mother of the city-state's current prime minister, in Singapore on Saturday at age 89.
What's News 2010
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The mass of the crowd was not interested in the Wizards 'pick, chanting "Kwa-me Brown-nnn, Kwa-me Brown-nnn" when the Wizards were on the clock.
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