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basenji

/bəˈsɛnd͡ʒi/

basenji is the alternative letter-case form of Basenji.

Noun capitalized: Basenji

Basenji (plural Basenjis)

  1. A hunting dog (for aiding human hunters) of a particular African breed.

Synonyms of basenji

Forms of basenji

pluralbasenjis
pluralBasenjis

Origin of basenji

From Lingala mbwá na basɛ́nzi (“dogs of the savages; dogs of the villagers”). First use appears c. 1906.

Questions about basenji

What does basenji mean?
Basenji means a hunting dog (for aiding human hunters) of a particular African breed.
What is basenji the alternative letter-case form of?
Basenji is the alternative letter-case form of Basenji.
What part of speech is basenji?
Basenji is a noun.
How do you pronounce basenji?
Basenji is pronounced /bəˈsɛnd͡ʒi/.
What is the plural of basenji?
The plural of basenji is basenjis.

Words near basenji in the dictionary

  1. baseness
  2. basenesses
  3. basenet
  4. basenets
  5. basening
  6. basenji
  7. basenjis
  8. baseonemoside
  9. basepair
  10. basepaired
  11. basepairing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: basenji (page history and authors); Basenji (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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