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I have mad love for the way we were taught and trained back in the day. I mean, those of us - like Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight - we didn't give into this new wave of celebrity.
Stephanie Mills

Meaning of "Chaka" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHAKA

Chaka  [ˈʃaka] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHAKA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chaka is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHAKA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Chaka

Chaka may refer to: ▪ Chaka, a yogurt-based cheese popular in Afghanistan and Tajikistan ▪ Chaka, a novel by the writer Thomas Mofolo of Lesotho ▪ Chaka, a 1978 by Chaka Khan ▪ Chaka Khan, a 1982 album by Chaka Khan ▪ "Cha-Ka", an episode of the 1974 series Land of the Lost ▪ Chaka, a genus in the Caprellidae family of skeleton shrimps ▪ Chaka Town, Ulan County, Qinghai, China...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHAKA


chakalaka
ˌʃakaˈlaka
kabaka
kaˈbaka
Shaka
ˈʃaka

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHAKA

Chalcidice
Chalcis

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHAKA

aka
Dhaka
haka
Halaka
jataka
kaka
Kanaka
kapa haka
karaka
Karnataka
Lusaka
Melaka
mousaka
moussaka
Osaka
pataka
sifaka
taka
Tripitaka
waka

Synonyms and antonyms of Chaka in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Chaka» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHAKA

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The translations of Chaka from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Chaka» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

查卡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Chaka
570 millions of speakers

English

Chaka
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Chaka
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شاكا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Чака
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Chaka
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আছে Chaka
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Chaka
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Chaka
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Chaka
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

チャカ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

챠카
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chaka
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Chaka
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சக்கா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Chaka
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Chaka
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Chaka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Чака
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Chaka
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Chaka
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Chaka
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Chaka
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Chaka
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Chaka

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHAKA»

The term «Chaka» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.862 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Chaka

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3 QUOTES WITH «CHAKA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Chaka.
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Fergie
Part of my affinity with urban music comes from being on 'Kids Incorporated,' 'cos we used to sit around and listen to Chaka Khan and Prince, and I got influenced by all that. Then gangsta rap got started, and I was infatuated with that - maybe that's why I'm fascinated by guns.
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Stephanie Mills
I have mad love for the way we were taught and trained back in the day. I mean, those of us - like Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight - we didn't give into this new wave of celebrity.
3
Wilbur Smith
The whole structure of African government, as far back as we know, was based on tyranny. One guy ran the show. Chiefs like Chaka and Mzilikazi committed terrible atrocities. That is the tradition from which modern African rulers spring. It won't change easily overnight.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHAKA»

Discover the use of Chaka in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Chaka and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Chaka
This novel is the first of many works of literature that takes the great Zulu leader, king, and emperor as its subject.
Thomas Mofolo, 1981
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Chaka:
Chaka is a genuine masterpiece that represents one of the earliest major contributions of black Africa to the corpus of modern world literature.
Thomas Mofolo, 2013
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Chaka! Through the Fire
I was feeling so down, so trapped, but something-- someone's prayer? an angel? some of Great-Gramma Bagby's 'Soul Power'?-- called me back to life." --from Chaka! Through the Fire
Chaka Khan, Tonya Bolden, 2003
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Chaka
As the ghostly past reaches across time, we see the ancient Mayan shamans as they suffer their vengeful god, Chaka, incarnating from the underworld to consume them.
Kerkhof Martin, 2011
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Vibe
He is gleaming in Chaka's gorgeous presence. "And some of that chutney stuff, too," Chaka says, in a kind of post-performance rasp as the waiter makes his exit. Chaka's voice is fatigued. She hasn't been singing much in the last day or two.
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The Facts on File Companion to the World Novel: 1900 to the ...
Chaka was not published until some time between 1922 and 1925, when Mofolo returned to Lesotho following an abrupt and unexplained self-imposed exile in 1910. Translator Daniel P. Kunene has figured the probable year of Chaka's ...
Michael Sollars, Arbolina Llamas Jennings, 2008
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Black World/Negro Digest
most profoundly human condition. It is silly to deify Chaka; it is idiotic to vilify him. The reasonable need is for understanding. That is exactly what Mofolo offers in this book: understanding. There is, to start with, an admirable, stark clarity in the ...
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Existence, Historical Fabulation, Destiny
his mother would face it by invoking a metaphysical intervention which meta- morphosizes into a diabolical trinity of Isanusi, Ndlebe, and Malunga, which functions as a cover for Chaka in the form of Chaka's secret self. Chapter 6, the crucial ...
Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka, 2009
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Life and Soul: Portraits of Women who Move South Africa
Portraits of Women who Move South Africa Margie Orford. Yvonne Chaka Chaka musical ambassador, entrepreneur omaindia Mfeketo activist, former mayor of cape town. l was just a different child. l always told my sisters, 'Don't worry, things  ...
Margie Orford, 2006
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The Manchester School: Practice and Ethnographic Praxis in ...
Retreat into the Enchantment of the Past C. Bawa Yamba The title of this chapter might invoke an unintended association with the famous warrior king Chaka Zulu, about whom Gluckman has written in his numerous analyses on Zululand (e.g., ...
T. M. S. (Terry) Evens, Don Handelman, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHAKA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Chaka is used in the context of the following news items.
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Congressman Chaka Fattah releases statement on June 2015 jobs …
“Today's jobs report is welcome news to our growing economy. The unemployment rate dropped to 5.3 percent and the American economy ... «Main Line, Jul 15»
2
Grammy-Winning Dallasite Shaun Martin Finally Releases an Album …
He's played with some of the biggest artists in the world of R&B and gospel music, including Chaka Khan and Kirk Franklin. He's also a ... «Dallas Observer, Jul 15»
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Suspected drug dealer arrested in Free State bust
... the police found Tik powder wrapped in seven small plastic bags with the street value of R5,000,” police spokesman Captain Chaka Marope ... «The New Age Online, Jul 15»
4
Congressmen get tour of Malvern train safety system test facility
Members of Congress who participated in the visit included: Costello, Sen. Bob Casey, D, Rep. Chaka Fattah D-2nd Dist. and Rep. Pat Meehan ... «Main Line, Jul 15»
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2014 al Shabaab attack survivor among six from Kieni killed in fresh …
The other five victims from Chaka, Kieni West were Charles Macharia, 27, Zachariah Ndung'u, 35, Samuel Kinyua, 36, Joseph Wahome and ... «The Star, Jul 15»
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Top 10 Film Soundtracks To Make You Feel Awesome. (Inspired by …
... was as if Bowie wrote it with this film in mind. This soundtrack goes beyond being awesome on a Marvel film. Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
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Love Supreme as Alan pops question at festival
The couple are planning to marry in Tuscany next year. Stars at the festival included Chaka Khan, Van Morrison and Lisa Stansfield. «The Argus, Jul 15»
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5 Ingredients to the perfect Umqombothi
This is how the Princess of Africa, Yvonne Chaka Chaka prepares her knockout drink. 0 comments. 0 Comments. Share on Facebook. «Jacaranda FM, Jul 15»
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Watch Portions Of The NewsOne Now Music Special
... longevity in the industry like Jeffrey Osborne, Gladys Knight, Michael McDonald, and Chaka Khan, he has to “maintain a good level of health. «atlantadailyworld, Jul 15»
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Pennsylvania delegation tours SEPTA PTC test facility
Chaka Fattah (D-Pa.) and Pat Meehan (R-Pa.), as well as U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.). "I commend SEPTA on their efforts to install PTC on ... «Progressive Rail Roading, Jul 15»

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