"ujamaa" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ujamaas [plural]
Etymology: From Swahili ujamaa (“brotherhood, extended family”), from jamaa (“family”), from Arabic جَمَاعَة (jamāʕa, “group (of people)”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sw|ujamaa|t=brotherhood, extended family}} Swahili ujamaa (“brotherhood, extended family”), {{der|en|ar|جَمَاعَة|t=group (of people)}} Arabic جَمَاعَة (jamāʕa, “group (of people)”), {{root|en|ar|ج م ع}} Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ujamaa (countable and uncountable, plural ujamaas)
  1. (uncountable) A socialist ideology of cooperation and collective advancement that formed the basis of socioeconomic policies in Tanzania in the 1960s. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-ujamaa-en-noun-GLfHwkVv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 29 17 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 33 12 3
  2. (countable) A village built according to this ideology, with central homes and school surrounded by communal farmland. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-ujamaa-en-noun-zUYM3iog

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