LIMBA


Meaning of LIMBA in English

I. ˈlimbə noun

( plural limba or limbas )

Usage: usually capitalized

1.

a. : a peasant people of Sierra Leone traditionally distantly affiliated with their neighbors as far afield as Fouta Djallon in French Guinea

b. : a member of such people

2. : a West-Atlantic language of the Limba people

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: probably native name in West Africa

1. : a tall whitish-trunked West African tree ( Terminalia superba ) — called also afara, korina

2. : the straight-grained wood of the limba tree

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.