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kwanza

kwan·za
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kwahn-zuh]
    • /ˈkwɑn zə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kwahn-zuh]
    • /ˈkwɑn zə/

Definitions of kwanza word

  • noun plural kwanza a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Angola, equal to 100 lwei: replaced the escudo in 1977. 1
  • noun plural kwanza a harvest festival celebrated from Dec. 26th until Jan. 1st in some African-American communities. 1
  • noun kwanza a river in central Angola, flowing NW and W to the Atlantic Ocean. 500 miles (805 km) long. 1
  • noun kwanza The basic monetary unit of Angola, equal to 100 lwei. 1
  • noun kwanza the standard monetary unit of Angola, divided into 100 lwei 0
  • noun kwanza the basic monetary unit of Angola 0

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Origin of kwanza

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70, Kwanzaa is from the Swahili word kwanza first

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Parts of speech for Kwanza

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

kwanza popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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