"Zimbabwe" meaning in Chichewa

See Zimbabwe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ziˈᵐbá.ɓʷe/ Forms: Zimbábwe [canonical]
Etymology: From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe. Etymology templates: {{der|ny|sn|dzimba-dze-mabwe|t=house of stones}} Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”) Head templates: {{head|ny|proper noun|head=Zimbábwe}} Zimbábwe, {{ny-proper noun|Zimbábwe}} Zimbábwe
  1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa) Wikipedia link: Great Zimbabwe Categories (place): Countries, Countries in Africa, Zimbabwe
    Sense id: en-Zimbabwe-ny-name-F8iEi4Lh Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header

Download JSONL data for Zimbabwe meaning in Chichewa (1.8kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Chichewa dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-06-27 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-06-20 using wiktextract (0f7b3ac and b863ecc). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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