MAKONDE

Meaning of MAKONDE in English

/meuh kohn"day/ , n. , pl. Makondes , ( esp. collectively ) Makonde for 1.

1. a member of a people living in northeastern Mozambique and southeastern Tanzania, renowned as woodcarvers.

2. the Bantu language of the Makonde people.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

MAKONDE — məˈkōn(ˌ)dā noun ( plural makonde or makondes ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : a Bantu-speaking people of southeastern Tanganyika …
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MAKONDE — n. people of Tanzania and Mozambique who are master carvers
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MAKONDE — [ mə'kɒndeɪ ] ■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) 1》 a member of a people inhabiting southern Tanzania …
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MAKONDE — also spelled Maconde, Bantu-speaking people living in northeastern Mozambique and southeastern Tanzania. Their economy rests primarily on swidden (slash-and-burn) agriculture, …
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MOZAMBIQUE CONVENTIONS — series of agreements concerning relations between South Africa and Mozambique. The initial convention, concluded between Portugal and the Transvaal republic …
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