Rwanda

//ɹuˈɑndə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A country in East Africa.

    "The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) warned there was a risk some migrants sent to Rwanda could be returned to countries from which they had fled. Kigali denied the allegations and accused UNHCR of lying."

  2. 2
    The standardized dialect of the Bantu language Rwanda-Rundi spoken in Rwanda.
  3. 3
    The genocide that occurred in Rwanda in 1994.

    "VINCENT: Have you ever heard of Rwanda?"

Synonyms

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congresskinyarwandaruandarwandese republic

Example

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"The West watches the elections in Rwanda with suspicion."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

rwanda rundi

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