MAU MAU


Meaning of MAU MAU in English

Mau Mau, the /ˈmaʊ maʊ/ BrE AmE

a secret political organization which was started in Kenya in 1952 by the Kikuyu people, and which wanted Kenya to become independent from the UK. It used violence against Europeans whom it wanted to leave Kenya and against Africans who supported the British.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.