English Explanatory Dictionary

Rwanda

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A country in East Africa.
  2. The standardized dialect of the Bantu language Rwanda-Rundi spoken in Rwanda.
  3. The genocide that occurred in Rwanda in 1994.

Pronunciation

/ɹuˈændə/ /ɹəˈwændə/ /ɹəˈwɒndə/ /ɹuˈɑndə/ /ɹəˈwɑndə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Rwanda.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Rwanda.wav

Word forms

Rwanda

Etymology

Etymology tree Rwanda-Rundi -anda Rwanda-Rundi u Rwāndabor. English Rwanda From Rwanda-Rundi u Rwanda from the archaic verb -anda (“to expand”). Compare Zulu anda (“to multiply”).

Synonyms

Kinyarwanda

Related words

Countries of the world

Derived words

Rwandan Rwandese
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