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SHONA

• SHONA (noun)
The noun SHONA has 2 senses:

1. a member of a Bantu tribe living in present-day Zimbabwe
2. a Bantu language spoken in Zimbabwe

Familiarity information: SHONA used as a noun is rare.

• SHONA (adjective)
The adjective SHONA has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of the culture of the Shonas

Familiarity information: SHONA used as an adjective is very rare.

• SHONA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A member of a Bantu tribe living in present-day Zimbabwe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Shona" is a kind of...):

Bantu (a member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of Central and South Africa)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A Bantu language spoken in Zimbabwe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Shona" is a kind of...):

Bantoid language; Bantu (a family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent)

• SHONA (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of the culture of the Shonas

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Shona (a member of a Bantu tribe living in present-day Zimbabwe)

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