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Meaning of "kwanza" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KWANZA

From a Bantu language.
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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 KWANZA

kwanza  [ˈkwænzə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KWANZA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kwanza 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 KWANZA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Angolan kwanza

The kwanza is the currency of Angola. Four different currencies using the name kwanza have circulated since 1977.

Definition of kwanza in the English dictionary

The definition of kwanza in the dictionary is the standard monetary unit of Angola, divided into 100 lwei.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KWANZA


affluenza
ˌæflʊˈɛnzə
bonanza
bəˈnænzə
bonzer
ˈbɒnzə
bronzer
ˈbronzə
cadenza
kəˈdɛnzə
cleanser
ˈklɛnzə
credenza
krɪˈdɛnzə
extravaganza
ɪkˌstrævəˈɡænzə
influenza
ˌɪnflʊˈɛnzə
nyanza
ˈnjænzə
organza
ɔːˈɡænzə
panzer
ˈpænzə
Relenza
rɪˈlɛnzə
romanza
rəˈmænzə
ronzer
ˈrɒnzə
stanza
ˈstænzə
Windsor
ˈwɪnzə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KWANZA

kwacha
kwaito
Kwajalein
Kwakiutl
Kwan Yin
Kwangchow
Kwangchowan
Kwangju
Kwangsi-Chuang Autonomous Region
Kwangtung
Kwantung Leased Territory
Kwanzaa
Kwara
kwashiorkor

WORDS THAT END LIKE KWANZA

ballad stanza
Catherine of Braganza
Cosenza
elegiac stanza
equine influenza
Faenza
heroic stanza
Monza
Penza
Piacenza
Sancho Panza
senza
Spenserian stanza
Vicenza
Victoria Nyanza

Synonyms and antonyms of kwanza in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «kwanza» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KWANZA

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

Translator English - Chinese

宽扎
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Kwanza
570 millions of speakers

English

kwanza
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Kwanza
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كوانزا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кванза
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

kwanza
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কওয়ানজা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

kwanza
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kwanza
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kwanza
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クワンザ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

콴자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kwanza
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Kwanza
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

க்வான்ஸா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्वान्झा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kwanza
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Kwanza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kwanza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кванза
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Kwanza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Kwanza
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Kwanza
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kwanza
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Kwanza
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kwanza

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KWANZA»

The term «kwanza» is very widely used and occupies the 14.903 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KWANZA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «kwanza» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «kwanza» 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 kwanza

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KWANZA»

Discover the use of kwanza in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kwanza and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Africa South of the Sahara 2004
INTERNATIONAL RESERVES (US $ million at 31 December) CURRENCY AND EXCHANGE RATES Monetary Units 100 Iwei = 1 kwanza. Sterling, Dollar and Euro Equivalents (30 May 2003) £1 sterling = 123.07 kwanza; US $1 = 74.70 ...
Europa Publications, 2003
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Mazoezi ya Kiswahili: kitabu cha wanafunzi wa mwaka wa kwanza
The exercises in this manual are a collection of classroom exercises based on Kiswahili misingi ya kusema, kusoma, na kuandika by Thomas J. Hinnebusch and Sara Mirza (University Press of America, 1979.) Each lesson contains grammar ...
Lioba J. Moshi, 1988
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Africa South of the Sahara 2003
CURRENCY AND EXCHANGE RATES Monetary Units 100 Iwei = 1 kwanza. Sterling, Dollar and Euro Equivalents (31 May 2002) £1 sterling = 60.16 kwanza; US $1 = 40.02 kwanza; €1 = 38.50 kwanza; 1,000 kwanza = £16.62 = $21.38 ...
Eur, 2002
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Europa World Year
CURRENCY AND EXCHANGE RATES Monetary Units 100 Iwei = 1 kwanza. Sterling, Dollar and Euro Equivalents (31 December 2003) £1 sterling = 141.14 kwanza; US $1 = 79.08 kwanza; €1 = 99.88 kwanza; 1,000 kwanza = £7.08 = $12.64 ...
Taylor & Francis Group, 2004
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The Europa World Year Book 2003
CURRENCY AND EXCHANGE RATES Monetary Units 100 Iwei = 1 kwanza Sterling, Dollar and Euro Equivalents (31 December 2002) £1 sterling = 94.56 kwanza US $1 = 58.67 kwanza €1 = 61.52 kwanza 1,000 kwanza = £10.58 = $17.05 ...
Taylor & Francis Group, 2003
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Kenya Gazette
County of Nzoia Kapomboi 114/031 2 Kobos Pr. Sch. County of Nzoia Kapomboi 114/032 1 Zea Pr. Sch. County of Nzoia Kapomboi 114/071 1 Katuke AdcFarm County of Nzoia Kwanza 114/033 2 Mulimani/Pr. Sch. y County of Nzoia Kwanza  ...
7
Ebony Jr.
Anita Veney, age 9: Kwanza means that Black people try to make one another happy. The new people who are Black people celebrate what the old Black people and the Africans did. The best part of Kwanza is wearing African clothes and the ...
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Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
665 Oral A n.su\ < \, Oral Answer* 666 [The Assistant Minister for Education] Wizara haina mpango wa kuona kwamba wan;;- funzi wa Kidato cha kwanza na cha tano hawalipi- zwi karo ya kipindi cha kwanza. Nataka kumhakikishia Mhe. Bi.
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Ebony Jr.
PUBLISHED MONTHLY EBONY JRS. SPEAK! by Sharon Bell Mathis In Africa, people have celebrated the first harvest for thousands of years. In East Africa, the celebration is called Kwanza. During the Kwanza season, people promise to live  ...
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Ebony Jr.
The word, Kwanza, means "first fruits" in the Swahili language and it's a celebration that lasts from December 26 to January 1. This seven day ritual of family and friends coming together to share food, gifts, to speak of their experiences of the ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KWANZA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kwanza is used in the context of the following news items.
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Listening Post: Kasey Chambers, Great Jazz reissues, Mitchel …
... samples of a jazz seldom heard now (a ripping solo piano blues by Kenny Barron from 1981 ends Albert Heath's all-brother “Kwanza” disc). «Buffalo.com, Jul 15»
2
Ugly side of bitter Pokot-Tugen ethnic clashes
He points at one of his cows: “Kwanza hii, kama ingekuwa inaongea ingekupatia story mingi sana (If this cow could talk, it would narrate many ... «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»
3
Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 2 Blu-Ray Collection Coming …
Now you'll be able to kick off Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanza morning in true Marvel style , starting with the 2013 release Iron Man 3. «MovieWeb, Jul 15»
4
Forwarding Agents Attend Training
On Thursday, too, the representatives of tax regions of the country - Cabinda and Zaire, Luanda and Bengo, Benguela, Kwanza Sul, Huambo ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
5
Angola plans to increase corn production
Just five of the provinces – Kwanza Sul, Benguela, Huíla, Huambo and Bié – covered by this programme account for 78 percent of the over 1.8 ... «Macauhub, Jul 15»
6
Marwa Slams Kisauni Wakali Kwanza Gang
Wealthy and influential individuals finance the Wakali Kwanza gang, the Mombasa county commissioner has said. Nelson Marwa said the ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
7
Tiny houses in Atlanta? Council considering revising city codes …
Councilman Kwanza Hall introduced a resolution at the council's July 6 meeting directing the Department of Planning and Community ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»
8
Commodity Exchange Market to Begin Soon
The CMSA is working on technical aspects of the market that is designed to boost Kilimo Kwanza (Agriculture First) initiative. While the Ministry ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Albert Heath – Kwanza (The First) – Xanadu/Elemental Music …
On Kwanza (meaning “The First” in Swahili), Albert was teamed with his brothers for the first time on a recording, as well as his first time as a ... «Audiophile Audition, Jul 15»
10
How Mark Schuster Rose to Lead Wingate
Mark credits Councilman Kwanza Hall for the vision and leadership to plan the revival and attract developers who will supply housing, retail ... «Bisnow, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Kwanza [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/kwanza>. May 2024 ».
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