"Rwandan" meaning in English

See Rwandan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Rwandan [comparative], most Rwandan [superlative]
Etymology: From Rwanda + -an. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Rwanda|-an}} Rwanda + -an Head templates: {{en-adj}} Rwandan (comparative more Rwandan, superlative most Rwandan)
  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Rwanda, the Rwandan people or language. Translations (of, from, or pertaining to Rwanda, the Rwandan people or language): Rwandees (Afrikaans), rwandský [masculine] (Czech), Rwandees (Dutch), ruandalainen (Finnish), rwandais [masculine] (French), rouandais [masculine] (French), ruandés (Galician), ruandisch (German), ruandese (Italian), руандски (ruandski) (Macedonian), rwandisk (Norwegian Bokmål), rwandisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), rwandyjski (Polish), ruandês (Portuguese), ruandez (Romanian), руанди́йский (ruandíjskij) (Russian), ruandés (Spanish), Kinyarwanda (Swahili), руанді́йський (ruandíjsʹkyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Rwandan-en-adj-807X~kXC Categories (other): People, Rwanda Disambiguation of People: 100 0 0 Disambiguation of Rwanda: 44 11 46

Proper name

Etymology: From Rwanda + -an. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Rwanda|-an}} Rwanda + -an Head templates: {{en-prop}} Rwandan
  1. Kinyarwanda
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Noun

Forms: Rwandans [plural]
Etymology: From Rwanda + -an. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Rwanda|-an}} Rwanda + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} Rwandan (plural Rwandans)
  1. A person from Rwanda or of Rwandan descent. Hypernyms: sub-Saharan, African Translations (a person from Rwanda or of Rwandan descent): Rwandees (Afrikaans), ruandès [masculine] (Catalan), Rwanďan [masculine] (Czech), Rwanďanka [feminine] (Czech), Rwandees [masculine] (Dutch), Rwandese [feminine] (Dutch), ruandano (english: man or woman) (Esperanto), ruandanino (english: woman) (Esperanto), ruandalainen (Finnish), Rwandais [masculine] (French), Rouandais [masculine] (French), ruandés [masculine] (Galician), Ruander [masculine] (German), Ruanderin [feminine] (German), ruandese [feminine, masculine] (Italian), Руанѓанец (Ruanǵanec) [masculine] (Macedonian), Руанѓанка (Ruanǵanka) [feminine] (Macedonian), rwander [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), rwandar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), ruandês [masculine] (Portuguese), ruandez [masculine] (Romanian), ruandeză [feminine] (Romanian), руанди́ец (ruandíjec) [masculine] (Russian), руанди́йка (ruandíjka) [feminine] (Russian), ruandés [masculine] (Spanish), Mnyarwanda (Swahili), Mrwanda (Swahili), rwandier [common-gender] (Swedish), Ruandalı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Rwandan-en-noun-YhYgXAWD Categories (other): Rwanda Disambiguation of Rwanda: 44 11 46

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      "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Rwanda, the Rwandan people or language",
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