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Indaba

//ɪnˈdɑːbə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A tribal conference held by Nguni leaders. South-Africa
  2. 2
    a council at which indigenous peoples of southern Africa meet to discuss some important question wordnet
  3. 3
    Any conference, discussion, or meeting. South-Africa, broadly
  4. 4
    Chiefly in one's own or someone's indaba: a concern, matter, or problem. South-Africa
  5. 5
    An international conference of Scout leaders. broadly

Etymology

Borrowed from Zulu índaba (“affair, issue, matter; piece of news; story”), from ín- (class 9 noun prefix) + -daɓa (stem meaning ‘affair, matter’).

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