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Anya-Nya

UK/aˈnjɑːnjə/

Anya-Nya proper noun: a south Sudanese guerrilla movement active during the First Sudanese Civil War.

Proper noun

Anya-Nya

  1. A south Sudanese guerrilla movement active during the First Sudanese Civil War.
    • He signed the Addis Ababa peace pact of 1972 with the Anya-Nya rebels and granted autonomy to Sudan's three southern provinces.2009 June 5, Lawrence Joffe, The Guardian

Forms of Anya-Nya

alternative formAnyanya
alternative formAnya Nya

Origin of Anya-Nya

Probably from Ma'di ɨ̄nyānyā (“poison”).

Questions about Anya-Nya

What does Anya-Nya mean?
Anya-Nya means a south Sudanese guerrilla movement active during the First Sudanese Civil War.
What part of speech is Anya-Nya?
Anya-Nya is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Anya-Nya?
Anya-Nya is pronounced /aˈnjɑːnjə/ (UK).

Words near Anya-Nya in the dictionary

  1. any which way
  2. any%
  3. any-and-all
  4. any1
  5. Anya
  6. Anya-Nya
  7. Anyang
  8. Anyanwu
  9. Anyanwus
  10. Anyanya
  11. anybodies

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