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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The Bantu tribes who speak Shona. plural, plural-only
2. 2
   a Bantu language spoken in Zimbabwe wordnet
3. 3
   a member of a Bantu tribe living in present-day Zimbabwe wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   of or relating to or characteristic of the culture of the Shonas wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A language spoken in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

   "I didn’t know anyone who spoke fluent Shona in the area."

2. 2
   A female given name from Scottish Gaelic.

Synonyms

All synonyms

chishonachishona languageshona language

Example

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"What does the Hebrew el Shona tona mean in regards to the Jewish new year?"

Etymology

Scottish Anglicized form of Seonag ( =Joan) and an American variant of Shauna.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.