"barabara ya mtaa" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Swahili]

Forms: barabara za mtaa [class-x, plural]
Etymology: From barabara (“road”) + mtaa (“street, neighborhood”), calqued from English stroad (street + road). Head templates: {{sw-noun|9|barabara za mtaa}} barabara ya mtaa class IX (plural barabara za mtaa class X)
  1. (urban studies) stroad; a hybrid road designed to function both as a street and a high-speed road, often inefficient for both purposes Tags: class-ix
    Sense id: en-barabara_ya_mtaa-sw-noun-MK44Tpbe Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Urban studies
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