"nchi kavu" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Etymology: Literally, “dry ground”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|dry ground}} “dry ground”, {{lit|dry ground}} Literally, “dry ground” Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} nchi kavu, {{sw-noun|n|-}} nchi kavu (n class, no plural)
  1. land (area not covered by oceans or other bodies of water) Tags: class-10, class-9, no-plural
    Sense id: en-nchi_kavu-sw-noun-Tgb57eFP Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header
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      "args": {
        "1": "dry ground"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “dry ground”",
      "name": "lit"
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  "etymology_text": "Literally, “dry ground”.",
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  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Surface and Marine Transport Regulatory Authority",
          "text": "Mamlaka ya Udhibiti na Usafiri wa Nchi Kavu na Majini",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "[…] and for travelers/sailors to meet various needs of drinking water and food on land without problems.",
          "ref": "2022, Muungano wa Tanganyika na Zanzibar: Chimbuko, Misingi na Maendeleo, Serikali ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, →ISBN:",
          "text": "[…] na wasafiri/mabaharia kujipatia mahitaji mbalimbali ya maji ya kunywa na vyakula nchi kavu bila matatizo.",
          "type": "quote"
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        "Swahili nouns",
        "Swahili terms with quotations",
        "Swahili terms with usage examples",
        "Swahili uncountable nouns"
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          "text": "Mamlaka ya Udhibiti na Usafiri wa Nchi Kavu na Majini",
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          "english": "[…] and for travelers/sailors to meet various needs of drinking water and food on land without problems.",
          "ref": "2022, Muungano wa Tanganyika na Zanzibar: Chimbuko, Misingi na Maendeleo, Serikali ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, →ISBN:",
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