English Explanatory Dictionary

Interahamwe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Hutu paramilitary organization involved in the Rwandan genocide.

Word forms

Interahamwe

Etymology

Etymology tree Rwanda-Rundi -tera Rwanda-Rundi hamwe Rwanda-Rundi intêrahámwebor. English Interahamwe Borrowed from Rwanda-Rundi interahamwe (“those who work/fight together”).

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