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chitupa

chitupa noun: an identification certificate required of black citizens of the former Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia).

Noun

chitupa (plural chitupas)

  1. An identification certificate required of black citizens of the former Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia)

Forms of chitupa

pluralchitupas

Origin of chitupa

From Lozi situpa.

Questions about chitupa

What does chitupa mean?
Chitupa means an identification certificate required of black citizens of the former Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia).
What part of speech is chitupa?
Chitupa is a noun.
What is the plural of chitupa?
The plural of chitupa is chitupas.

Words near chitupa in the dictionary

  1. chitty-face
  2. chitty-faces
  3. Chittys
  4. Chitu
  5. Chitungwiza
  6. chitupa
  7. chitupas
  8. Chitwood
  9. Chitwoods
  10. Chiu
  11. Chiu Chau

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