SHONA

Meaning of SHONA in English

/ ˈʃəʊnə; NAmE ˈʃoʊ-/ noun

[ U ] a language spoken by the Shona peoples of southern Africa, used in Zimbabwe and other parts of southern Africa

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WORD ORIGIN

a local name.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

SHONA — noun (plural ~ or ~s) Date: circa 1895 a member of any of a group of Bantu peoples of Zimbabwe …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHONA — Cluster of Bantu-speaking peoples living in eastern Zimbabwe, west-central Mozambique, and southern Zambia. Numbering about nine million, they cultivate corn, …
Английский словарь Британика
SHONA — ˈshänə, ˈshōnə noun ( plural shona or shonas ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : a group of Bantu peoples …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHONA — /shoh"neuh/ , n. , pl. Shonas , ( esp. collectively ) Shona for 1. 1. Also called Mashona . a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHONA — noun ( plural Shona or Shonas ) Date: circa 1895 1. : a member of any of a group of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHONA — [ 'ʃəʊnə ] ■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) 1》 a member of a group of peoples inhabiting …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SHONA — [Sho.na] n, pl Shona or Shonas (ca. 1895) 1: a member of any of a group of Bantu peoples of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHONA — group of culturally similar Bantu-speaking peoples living chiefly in the eastern half of Zimbabwe, north of the Lundi River. The …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHONA — I Shona personal name BrE AmE ˈʃəʊn ə AmE ˈʃoʊn ə II Shona Zimbabwean language and people BrE AmE ˈʃɒn …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHONA — n. Cluster of Bantu-speaking peoples living in eastern Zimbabwe, west-central Mozambique, and southern Zambia. Numbering about nine million, they cultivate …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SHONA — Шона
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SHONA — сущ.язык шона (относится к языкам банту, распространен в Зимбабве, носителей 8 млн. чел)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SHONA — сущ. язык шона ( относится к языкам банту, распространен в Зимбабве, носителей 8 млн. чел )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SHONA — сущ. язык шона (относится к языкам банту, распространен в Зимбабве, носителей 8 млн. чел)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SHONA — n. Pronunciation: ' sh ō -n ə Function: noun Inflected Form: plural Shona or Shonas Date: circa 1895 1 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
UNION SHONA — noun see shona
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNION SHONA — noun Usage: usually capitalized U&S : shona 3
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MBIRA — noun Etymology: Shona Date: circa 1911 an African musical instrument that consists of a wooden or gourd resonator and a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ZIMBABWE — I officially Republic of Zimbabwe formerly Rhodesia Landlocked country, south-central Africa. Area: 150,873 sq mi (390,759 sq km). Population (2002 …
Английский словарь Британика
MASHONA — [ mə'ʃəʊnə ] ■ noun the Shona people collectively, particularly those of Zimbabwe. Origin the name in Shona.
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