MATABELE

Meaning of MATABELE in English

noun

see ndebele

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

MATABELE — ˌmad.əˈbē(ˌ)lē noun ( plural matabele or matabeles ) Usage: usually capitalized : ndebele
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MATABELE — (n. pl.) Alt. of Matabeles
Английский словарь Webster
MATABELE — /mat'euh bee"lee/ , n. , pl. Matabeles , ( esp. collectively ) Matabele . Ndebele (def. 1). [ 1815-25 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MATABELE — add. ·noun ·pl ·alt. of matabeles.
Webster English vocab
MATABELE — [ ˌmatə'bi:li ] ■ noun the Ndebele people collectively, particularly those of Zimbabwe. Origin from Sotho matebele , singular letebele …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MATABELE — Matabele BrE AmE ˌmæt ə ˈbiːl i ◂ -ˈbel- AmE \ ˌmæt̬- ▷ Matabele|land lænd ▷ Matabele|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LOBENGULA — biographical name circa 1836-1894 Zulu king of the Matabele
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NDEBELE — formerly Matabele Bantu-speaking people who live primarily around the city of Bulawayo , Zimb. , but also in Botswana. They …
Английский словарь Британика
NDEBELE — ˌendəˈbē(ˌ)lē noun ( plural ndebele or ndebeles ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : a Bantu people of the northern …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NDEBELE — /euhn deuh bee"lee/ , n. , pl. Ndebeles , ( esp. collectively ) Ndebele for 1. 1. Also called Matabele …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LOBENGULA — biographical name circa 1836-1894 Zulu king of the Matabele
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VENDA — also called Bavenda, a Bantu-speaking people inhabiting the region of the Republic of South Africa known from 1979 to 1994 …
Britannica English vocabulary
SELOUS, FREDERICK COURTENEY — born Dec. 31, 1851, London, Eng. died Jan. 4, 1917, near Kisaki, Tanganyika [now in Tanzania] hunter and explorer whose …
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SEBETWANE — died 1851, Barotseland [now in Zambia] also spelled Sebitwane, or Sibituane southern African king (reigned from c. 1820) who established …
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POTGIETER, (ANDRIES) HENDRIK — born Dec. 19, 1792, Graaff-Reinet district, Cape Colony died Dec. 16, 1852, Schoemansdal, Transvaal Boer leader in the Great Trek; …
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PEDI — also called Transvaal Sotho, Northern Sotho, or Bapedi, a Bantu-speaking people inhabiting Northern province, South Africa, and constituting the major …
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NKOMO, JOSHUA — born June 19, 1917, Semokwe Reserve, Matabeleland, Rhodesia [now Zimbabwe] died July 1, 1999, Harare, Zimbabwe in full Joshua Mqabuko …
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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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MZILIKAZI — born c. 1790, , near Mkuze, Zululand [now in South Africa] died Sept. 9, 1868, Ingama, Matabeleland [near Bulawayo, now …
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MATABELELAND — traditional region in southwestern Zimbabwe, inhabited mainly by the Bantu-speaking Ndebele people. It includes the southwestern portion of Zimbabwe's High …
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LOCH (OF DRYLAW), HENRY BROUGHAM LOCH, 1ST BARON — born May 23, 1827, Scotland? died June 20, 1900, London British soldier and administrator who served as high commissioner in …
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LOBENGULA — born c. 1836, , Mosega, Transvaal died January 1894, near Bulawayo, Rhodesia second and last king of the South African …
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LEWANIKA — born c. 1842, , near Nyengo Swamp, Barotseland [now in Zambia] died Feb. 4, 1916, Lealui, Barotseland Protectorate southern African …
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JAMESON, SIR LEANDER STARR, BARONET — born Feb. 9, 1853, Edinburgh died Nov. 26, 1917, London southern African statesman who, as friend and collaborator of Cecil …
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GWERU — formerly Gwelo, town, central Zimbabwe, on the Gweru River. The original Matabele settlement was named iKwelo (The Steep Place), after …
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SCOUTING — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He helped suppress the Matabele rising in 1896, and learned the elements of scouting and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INTELLIGENCE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES artificial intelligence CIA/FBI/intelligence etc operatives intelligence agent ▪ an intelligence agent intelligence quotient superior knowledge/intelligence …
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INFORMATION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES acted on information ▪ Police say they acted on information received. Additional information ▪ Additional …
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GATHERING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES gathering/growing darkness literary (= night that is slowly coming ) ▪ The garden was almost …
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GATHER — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crowd gathers ▪ A large crowd had gathered to watch the procession go …
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NDEBELE — n. formerly Matabele Bantu-speaking people who live primarily around the city of Bulawayo , Zimb. , but also in Botswana. …
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