"kilometa" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kilometa.flac Forms: kilometa class IX [canonical], kilometa class X [plural], kilomita [alternative]
Etymology: Originally probably from German Kilometer, but later influenced by English kilometre (hence the form kilomita). Etymology templates: {{bor|sw|de|Kilometer}} German Kilometer, {{der|sw|en|kilometre}} English kilometre Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} kilometa class IX (plural kilometa class X)
  1. kilometre Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-kilometa-sw-noun-h18BxTBv Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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