SHAKA

Meaning of SHAKA in English

Shaka BrE AmE ˈʃɑːk ə ˈʃɑːɡ-

Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary. Английский словарь произношений Longman. 2012

SHAKA — born с 1787 died Sept. 22, 1828 Zulu chief (1816–28), founder of southern Africa's Zulu empire. Raised as an outcast …
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SHAKA — also spelled Chaka, or Tshaka born c. 1787 died Sept. 22, 1828 Zulu chief (181628), founder of southern Africa's Zulu …
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SHAKA — born 0441; 1787 died Sept. 22, 1828 Zulu chief (181628), founder of southern Africa's Zulu empire. Raised as an outcast …
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SHAKA — [Japanese] The Silent Sage in Japanese Buddhism, the embodiment of perfect virtue and the first appearance of the Buddha on …
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SHAKA — Шака
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BOOM-SHAKA-LAKA — 1. Joyous celebrational phrase. 2. Super slam dunk. Example: I just scored 2 points! Boom-shaka-laka!
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ZULULAND — Historical region, eastern South Africa. It was the home of the Zulu people when Chief Shaka established dominance over what …
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ZULU — Nguni-speaking people living in KwaZulu/Natal province in South Africa. Numbering about 9.5 million, they are South Africa's largest ethnic group. …
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TORI STYLE — In Japanese art, a style of sculpture that emerged during the Asuka period (552–645) and lasted into the Nara period …
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MFECANE — ("The Crushing") Series of Zulu and other Nguni wars and forced migrations in the early 19th century that changed the …
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DURBAN — City (pop., 1996: metro. area, 2,117,650) and chief seaport, South Africa. Located on Natal Bay of the Indian Ocean, it …
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CETSHWAYO — born с 1826, near Eshowe, Zululand [S.Af.] died Feb. 8, 1884, Eshowe Last great king of the Nephew of the …
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ACCIACCATURA — (ˌ)äˌchäkəˈtu̇rə noun ( plural acciaccaturas -u̇rəz ; or acciaccatu·re -u̇ˌrā, -u̇rē) Etymology: Italian, literally, crushing, from acciaccare to crush (probably …
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TOTALITARIANISM
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SOUTHERN AFRICA — region of the African continent, comprising the countries of Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and …
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PRAISE SONG — one of the most widely used poetic forms in Africa; a series of laudatory epithets applied to gods, men, animals, …
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ZULULAND — historical region in the northeast section of present KwaZulu/Natal (formerly Natal) province, South Africa, and the home of the Zulu …
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ZULU — a nation of Nguni-speaking people in KwaZulu/Natal province, South Africa. They are a branch of the southern Bantu and have …
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ZIMBABWE, FLAG OF
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TRANSKEI — former republic (though never internationally recognized as such) in southern Africa. It lay along the Indian Ocean and was surrounded …
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TORI STYLE — in Japanese art, style of sculpture that emerged during the Asuka period (ad 552645) and lasted into the Nara period …
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TEMBU — also spelled Thembu, Bantu-speaking people who inhabit the upper reaches of the Mzimvubu River in Eastern province, South Africa. The …
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SOBHUZA I — born c. 1795 died 1836/39, near Manzini, Swaziland South African king (reigned from about 1815) who founded the Swazi nation …
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SANNO ICHIJITSU SHINTO — (JapaneseOne Truth of Sanno Shinto) also called Ichijitsu Shinto, or Tendai Shinto in Japanese religion, the syncretic school that combined …
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NGUNI — cluster of related Bantu-speaking ethnic groups living in South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe, whose ancestors inhabited a broad band of …
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NDEBELE — also called Transvaal Ndebele, any of several Bantu-speaking African peoples who live primarily in Northern and Mpumalanga provinces in South …
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NATAL — former province of South Africa. It was the smallest of the four traditional provinces and occupied the southeastern part of …
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MZILIKAZI — born c. 1790, , near Mkuze, Zululand [now in South Africa] died Sept. 9, 1868, Ingama, Matabeleland [near Bulawayo, now …
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MFECANE — (ZuluThe Crushing) , Sotho Difaqane series of Zulu and other Nguni wars and forced migrations of the second and third …
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KURATSUKURI TORI — flourished 7th century, , Japan the first great Japanese sculptor of the Asuka period (552645). Tori belonged to the hereditary …
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DUBE, JOHN LANGALIBALELE — born Feb. 22, 1871, near Inanda Mission Station, Natal [now in South Africa] died Feb. 11, 1946, Umhlanga, Natal, S.Af. …
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