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Rwanda

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English

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Rwanda

Etymology

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From Rwanda-Rundi u Rwanda from the archaic verb -anda (to expand). Compare Zulu anda (to multiply).

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Rwanda

  1. A country in East Africa.
  2. The standardized dialect of the Bantu language Rwanda-Rundi spoken in Rwanda.
    Synonym: Kinyarwanda
  3. The genocide that occurred in Rwanda in 1994.
    • 2004, Stuart Beattie, Collateral, DreamWorks Pictures:
      VINCENT: Have you ever heard of Rwanda?

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Afrikaans

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Afrikaans Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia af

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Rwanda

  1. Rwanda (a country in East Africa; capital: Kigali)

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Catalan

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Rwanda ?

  1. Alternative spelling of Ruanda: Rwanda (a country in East Africa)

Czech

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Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cs

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Rwanda f (related adjective rwandský, demonym Rwanďan)

  1. Rwanda (a country in East Africa)

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Further reading

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  • Rwanda”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
  • Rwanda”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • Rwanda”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Dutch

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Rwanda n

  1. Rwanda (a country in East Africa)

French

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French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

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Rwanda m

  1. Rwanda (a country in East Africa)

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

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Rwanda

  1. Rwanda (a country in East Africa)
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

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Rwanda

  1. Rwanda (a country in East Africa)
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Polish

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrvan.da/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -anda
  • Syllabification: Rwan‧da

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Rwanda f (related adjective rwandyjski)

  1. Rwanda (a country in East Africa)

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Further reading

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  • Rwanda in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Rwanda-Rundi

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Rwānda class 9 (or class 11)

  1. Rwanda (a country in East Africa)
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See Rwanda § Translations

Swahili

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Rwanda

  1. Rwanda (a country in East Africa)

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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

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Rwanda n (genitive Rwandas)

  1. Rwanda (a country in East Africa)
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Welsh

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Welsh Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cy

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Rwanda f (not mutable)

  1. Rwanda (a country in East Africa)

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