Ubuntu

//ʊˈbʊntuː// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A Nguni Bantu ideology focusing on people's allegiances and relations with each other. South-Africa, uncountable

    "Through Ubuntu the worth of all individuals are recognized and respected. As such, homophobia is an unAfrican^([sic]) because it denies people the opportunity to express their full humanity."

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"Google Translate is not good enough for Ubuntu Translations. Furthermore, this is against Ubuntu policy."

Etymology

Loanword from Zulu ubuntu (“humanity”) and Xhosa ubuntu (“humaneness, solidarity”).

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