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Meaning of "Indaba" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INDABA

From Zulu: topic.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF INDABA

Indaba  [ɪnˈdɑːbə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INDABA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Indaba 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 INDABA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Indaba

An indaba is an important conference held by the izinDuna of the Zulu or Xhosa peoples of South Africa. These indabas may include only the izinDuna of a particular community or may be held with representatives of other communities. The term comes from a Zulu language word, meaning "business" or "matter".

Definition of Indaba in the English dictionary

The definition of Indaba in the dictionary is a meeting to discuss a serious topic. Other definition of Indaba is a matter of concern or for discussion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INDABA


araba
əˈrɑːbə
arba
ˈɑːbə
Arber
ˈɑːbə
arbor
ˈɑːbə
arbour
ˈɑːbə
aufgabe
ˈaʊfˌɡɑːbə
Babar
ˈbɑːbə
Baber
ˈbɑːbə
barber
ˈbɑːbə
Barbour
ˈbɑːbə
casaba
kəˈsɑːbə
Gabar
ˈɡɑːbə
harbour
ˈhɑːbə
Kaaba
ˈkɑːbə
Lualaba
ˌluːəˈlɑːbə
macabre
məˈkɑːbə
Orizaba
ˌɔːrɪˈzɑːbə
PABA
ˈpɑːbə
Saba
ˈsɑːbə
Shaba
ˈʃɑːbə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INDABA

Ind
Ind.

WORDS THAT END LIKE INDABA

aba
Addis Ababa
Akaba
Ali Baba
Annaba
Aqaba
baba
Banaba
Caaba
cassaba
dagaba
djellaba
jaboticaba
jellaba
mastaba
Pico de Orizaba
Sorocaba
Taraba
wallaba
yaba

Synonyms and antonyms of Indaba in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Indaba» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INDABA

Find out the translation of Indaba to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Indaba from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Indaba» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

INDABA
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Indaba
570 millions of speakers

English

Indaba
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Indaba
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إندابا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Indaba
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Indaba
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Indaba
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Indaba
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Indaba
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Indaba
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

話題
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

인다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Indaba
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Indaba
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Indaba
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इंदबा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

İndaba
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Indaba
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Indaba
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Indaba
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Indaba
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Indaba
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Indaba
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Indaba
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Indaba
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Indaba

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INDABA»

The term «Indaba» is regularly used and occupies the 87.318 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Indaba
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INDABA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Indaba» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Indaba» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Indaba

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INDABA»

Discover the use of Indaba in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Indaba and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Indaba, My Children
A collection of folktales from a Zulu tribal historian attempting to preserve the history, heritage, and oral tradition of his people includes an insightful essay offering commentary on the aparthied years of his native province of Natal in ...
Credo Vusa'mazulu Mutwa, 1964
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Indaba
From a settlement nestled in the foothills of the Groot Swartberg (Big Black) Mountain Range, thirty kilometres from the picturesque town of George in South Africa, the story takes the reader to the workings of the Department of Food ...
William B. Franklin, 2013
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Indaba 2002: the impact of African writing on world ...
This collection of essays documents the major contributions at ZIBF 2002, which took place in Harare and South Africa, and which had a special focus on Africa's 100 Best Books project.
Zimbabwe International Book Fair Trust, 2003
4
Indaba: Interviews with African Writers
Twenty-three interviews with a wide range of African writers.
Stephen Gray, 2005
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The Indaba Tree Odyssey: An African Tale
What will save the day? Ancient Witchcraft and Magic? Or steely Modern-day Logic? Adventures abound when three youngsters embark on a journey of discovery deep into the heart of Africa.
Amma Jill, 2006
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So Far and No Further: Rhodesia's Bid for Independence ...
Going back over the sequence of events, Wilson recalled that Smith had said that his Government had 'planned the Indaba in good faith' but the September communiqué showed that the Conservative Government had fully reserved their  ...
J. R. T. Wood, 2005
7
Xhosa Poets and Poetry
The first monthly issue of Lovedale's Indaba ["News"] appeared in August 1862; it ceased publication with its thirty-first issue in February 1865. Indaba enjoyed a circulation of 500-600. The inaugural issue carried a statement of editorial ...
Jeff Opland, 1998
8
InfoWorld
Another Seattle upstart is Indaba Communications (the Zulu word for "conference of wise people"). Indaba's goal is to develop a platform small enough to sit on a desktop, replaces your phone and becomes a complete communications ...
9
FCS Advertising & Promotions L3
Dictionar in-house: within the company or organisation newsletter: a short written report of news about an organisation that is sent to people who are interested Case study Tourism Indaba: Using trade fairs to build relationships All businesses ...
Elisabeth Pilbeam, Alison Rodseth, Bishum Singh, 2008
10
Billboard
In the past, Short would have been left with little recourse but to place a want ad in the usual publications and hope someone nearby would fit the bill. But instead he turned to indaba.com, a startup online music collaboration service that allows  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INDABA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Indaba is used in the context of the following news items.
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Speech: Mapisa-Nqakula at the Military Veterans Indaba
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. Defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula' closing remarks at the Military Veterans Indaba 2015, 16th July, ... «defenceWeb, Jul 15»
2
Uyazichamela olinyazwe umphambili - Isolezwe
... ngikuthathaphi ukuthi ngiye kumnikazi wenkampani ngiyokhuluma indaba yokungaholelwa kahle. Bangishaye ngendlela yokuthi ngilimale ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
3
Delegates inspect Durban's key sites for Games | Sport24
... Africa Cup of Nations, Tourism Indaba, COP 17 Climate Change Conference and the Fifth Brics conference among other world-class events. «Sport24, Jul 15»
4
Criminal defamation: Borrowing from Empire - The Zimbabwe …
This is a very large and important indaba (Icasa 2015) and Zimbabwe wants it to be a success. It has been chosen because of its progress in ... «Zimbabwe Independent, Jul 15»
5
'Gauteng can drive economic future' - Opinion | IOL Business
We do not need another summit; another indaba. What we desperately need is decisive, visionary leadership. Such leadership is defined by an ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
6
Local artists need us to believe in superheroes | Arts … - Business Day
Whitcher says SA's comics artists had an "amazing reception" at this year's Design Indaba in Cape Town, and for some years have been well ... «BDlive, Jul 15»
7
Veterans' status under the spotlight at indaba | defenceWeb
Defence Minister at veterans indaba Defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula appears to have chosen sides with veterans who served in ... «defenceWeb, Jul 15»
8
Monze indaba to go ahead, all ready to face arrest
DR Kabeta Muleya says Tongas will not be intimidated by threats of arrests because Zambia is a democracy and people are free to discuss ... «postzambia.com, Jul 15»
9
Sustainable Investment Indaba Set for Friday
CAPITAL market players will on Friday converge to deliberate on sustainable investment as the country takes steps towards developing guiding ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
10
Register for INDABA 2016
Register for INDABA 2016 The three-day show attracts Africa's best tourism and travel trade offerings who, in turn, attract the most influential ... «Bizcommunity.com, Jul 15»

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