Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a Bantu people inhabiting northern Zimbabwe.
- noun The dialect of Shona spoken by the Zezuru.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Mujuru and a member of Mugabe's own Zezuru section of Zimbabwe's majority Shona tribe.
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Mujuru comes from the same Zezuru section of Zimbabwe's majority
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With the long history of factional divisions, the rivalry between the influential Karanga faction, representing the most populous part of the country, and the Zezuru-speaking faction of northern Zimbabwe, from which Mugabe draws most of his support, is regarded as a severe threat to the party's authority.
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Mugabe has surrounded himself with a Praetorian-like guard of security men and loyal aides, mostly from his own Zezuru ethnic group.
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Putting together the dictionary on a complex language comprising five main dialects - Karanga, Korekore, Manyika, Ndau and Zezuru - was a difficult task, explained Chimhundu.
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J.G. PERISTIANY (ed.) 14 Spirits of Protest: Spirit-Mediums and the Articulation of Consensus amongst the Zezuru of Zimbabwe
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A member of the Zezuru clan, of which Mugabe is also a member, Mujuru was born in colonial-era Southern Rhodesia and joined the exiled liberation movement as a young man.
The Guardian World News Stephen Chan 2011
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A member of the Zezuru clan, of which Mugabe is also a member, Mujuru was born in colonial-era Southern Rhodesia and joined the exiled liberation movement as a young man.
The Guardian World News Stephen Chan 2011
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A member of the Zezuru clan, of which Mugabe is also a member, Mujuru was born in colonial-era Southern Rhodesia and joined the exiled liberation movement as a young man.
The Guardian World News Stephen Chan 2011
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"The reason they are doing this to us is that most of us here are of the Zezuru tribe and they think we are ignorant," he charged.
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Mugabe's parents belonged to the Zezuru clan, one of the smallest branches of the Shona tribe.
August 5, 2020