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Meaning of "Mashona" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MASHONA

Mashona  [məˈʃəʊnə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MASHONA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mashona 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 MASHONA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Shona language

Shona /ˈʃoʊnə/, or chiShona, is a Bantu language, native to the Shona people of Zimbabwe and southern Zambia; the term is also used to identify peoples who speak one of the Shona language dialects: Zezuru, Karanga, Manyika, Ndau and Korekore. Shona is a principal language of Zimbabwe, along with Ndebele and the official business language, English. Shona is spoken by a large percentage of the people in Zimbabwe. Other countries that host Shona language speakers are Zambia, Botswana and Mozambique.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MASHONA


Arizona
ˌærɪˈzəʊnə
Barcelona
ˌbɑːsɪˈləʊnə
Bona
ˈbəʊnə
boner
ˈbəʊnə
corona
kəˈrəʊnə
donor
ˈdəʊnə
homeowner
ˈhəʊmˌəʊnə
Jonah
ˈdʒəʊnə
krona
ˈkrəʊnə
krone
ˈkrəʊnə
kroner
ˈkrəʊnə
kronor
ˈkrəʊnə
mona
ˈməʊnə
owner
ˈəʊnə
Pamplona
pæmˈpləʊnə
persona
pɜːˈsəʊnə
stoner
ˈstəʊnə
toner
ˈtəʊnə
Verona
vəˈrəʊnə
zona
ˈzəʊnə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MASHONA

MASH team
MASH unit
mashallah
Masham
Masharbrum
mashed
mashed potatoes
masher
Masherbrum
mashgiach
mashgichim
Mashhad
mashiach
mashie
mashies
mashman
mashua
mashup
mashy
Masinissa

WORDS THAT END LIKE MASHONA

Ancona
Badalona
Bellinzona
Bellona
canzona
cinchona
Cortona
Cremona
Dodona
Dona
doona
Gerona
Girona
Iona
Karlskrona
Maradona
Savona
Shona
Tarragona
trona

Synonyms and antonyms of Mashona in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Mashona» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MASHONA

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

Translator English - Chinese

Mashona
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Mashona
570 millions of speakers

English

Mashona
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Mashona
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ماشونا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Mashona
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Mashona
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Mashona
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Machonas
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mashona
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mashona
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Mashona
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Mashona
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mashona
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Mashona
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மஷோனா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

माशोना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mashona
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Mashona
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Mashona
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Mashona
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Mashona
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Mashona
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Mashona
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Mashona
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Mashona
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Mashona

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MASHONA»

The term «Mashona» is normally little used and occupies the 126.129 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Mashona
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MASHONA» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MASHONA»

Discover the use of Mashona in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Mashona and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bulawayo Burning: The Social History of a Southern African ...
'Mashona'? Did 'the Matabele' include the Kalanga-speakers of Plumtree, and the Banyubi of the Matopos? Or was a 'Matabele' anyone who carried a knobkerrie and performed a war dance? The Chronicle used the heading 'Matabele and ...
Terence O. Ranger, 2010
2
The Passing of Tribal Man in Africa
In other words, the tribes came to unite into one tribe — the "Mashona Tribe"; but, as I have indicated earlier, to talk of a tribe occupying more than half the area of Rhodesia, is to misuse words. What has come in the place of the tribes is a ...
Peter Claus Wolfgang Gutkind, 1970
3
Spear Masters: An Introduction to African Religion
Among the Mashona there are three types of spirits that may become of the deceased. The first is the mudzimu. The term includes all spirits, but specifically refers to spirits of parents and grandparents, all of whom receive great honor and act ...
Molefi K. Asante, Emeka Nwadiora, 2007
4
Library of Congress Subject Headings
M; UF Pottery, Mashiko BT Pottery, Japanese Mashona USE Shona (African people) Mashona law USE Law, Shona (African people) Mashona names USE Names, Mashona Mashpee Indians [E99.M4; UF Marshpee Indians BT Algonquian ...
‎1989
5
The African Son
and then as they approached a low hill, the Mashona thief 's speed seemed to slacken a bit. As Atachawayo closed in, he sensed his enemy's energy flagging. Atachawayo whooped out more abuse and promises of a most gruesome death in ...
James C. Johnston, 2011
6
Hms Mashona
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! HMS Mashona (pennant number L59, later F59) was a Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service in the Second World War.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
7
Guide to African Political and Economic Development
that between the majority African tribe, the Mashona, and the principal minority group, the Ndebele. The white settlers, who under the leadership of Cecil Rhodes moved into Rhodesia in 1890, came under the pretence of a temporary sojourn ...
Guy Arnold, 2014
8
Queen Victoria's Enemies (1): Southern Africa
To make matters worse from the Company point of view, in June the Mashona rose in revolt. The Company had always been contemptuous of Mashona fighting capabilities, and, indeed, had regarded themselves as liberators of the Mashona  ...
Ian Knight, 1989
9
County of Pembroke, Shipwreck Report: Port of Ngqura, South ...
iMr 'Wylde said the court was not m~ 'quiring into the Mashona; witnesses were merely called from that vessel. . 'Mr Chabaud cxplained'in an ex parte statement that he supposed' there was owners of the Arranmore and Mashona proceedings  ...
Vanessa Maitland
10
The Saints: The Rhodesian Light Infantry
Of this, three quarters were pastoral Mashona. The Mashona people are not strictly a single tribe but are made up of five principal chiShona-speaking clans— the Karanga, Zezura, Manyika, Ndau and Kore-Kore. In the southwest of the country, ...
Alexandre Binda, Chris Cocks, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MASHONA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Mashona is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Mugabe Secretly Connived with Apartheid Racists To Kill Ndebeles …
Vave kuda kupainter picture yekuti Ma******* akanaka, Mashona ndiwo akashata, yet they are the same people vaiti Ma******* ari too militant. «ZimEye - Zimbabwe News, Jul 15»
2
White Farmers Called-In To Rescue Zimbabwe
kikikiki uyu murungu uyu unoti haagone shona here? mashona varungu ava or ma ndebele pa language usavadherere. kikikiki. Chaminuka. «ZimEye - Zimbabwe News, Jul 15»
3
Energy Mutodi claims get more bizarre
“Works which the Mthwakazi establishment has already accomplished include the robbing of busses carrying Mashona-speaking people as ... «Nehanda Radio, Jul 15»
4
John Clarke
Comparing the claims made by Caruso and Lashbrooke, with the heartfelt plea from Mashona Wetu for dialogue, some shareholders must ... «Daily Maverick, May 15»
5
$2m fund transforms lives of rural women
Some are proud owners of well-fed cattle breeds like Mashona, Tuli and Brahman, while others breed poultry. Best thing since independence. «The Zimbabwean, May 15»
6
Zim @ 35: The pain, pitfalls of national consciousness
For example, what is Matabele and Matabeleland or Mashona and Mashonaland or Manicaland? More significant for our purposes, however, ... «Zimbabwe Independent, Apr 15»
7
Tennis: Sania Mirza's rise to no.1
... when she defeated Mashona Washington, Maria Elena Camerin and Marion Bartoli, before losing to top seed Maria Sharapova in the Round ... «Daily News & Analysis, Apr 15»
8
South African varsity to remove Rhodes statue following student …
... his dream of expanding Britain's empire in Africa, annexing Mashona land — present-day Zimbabwe — and naming it Rhodesia after himself. «The Rakyat Post, Apr 15»
9
Chicken Slice Employs Shonas, Ditches Ndebele JobSeekers
My mom doesn't complain about being maShona and will never speak Ndebele to us. Who is muShona in Zim coz all Zim people are all from ... «ZimEye - Zimbabwe News, Mar 15»
10
Heifer scheme brings joy to rural women
... of the cows were Holstein Friesland, which are superior in terms of milk production when compared with the traditional Mashona breed. «The Zimbabwean, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mashona [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mashona>. Apr 2024 ».
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