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Gukurahundi

Gukurahundi proper noun: a series of mass killings and genocide in Zimbabwe from 1983 until the Unity Accord in 1987.

Proper noun

the Gukurahundi

  1. (Zimbabwe, historical) A series of mass killings and genocide in Zimbabwe from 1983 until the Unity Accord in 1987.

Origin of Gukurahundi

Shona [Term?]

Questions about Gukurahundi

What does Gukurahundi mean?
Gukurahundi means a series of mass killings and genocide in Zimbabwe from 1983 until the Unity Accord in 1987.
What part of speech is Gukurahundi?
Gukurahundi is a proper noun.

Words near Gukurahundi in the dictionary

  1. Gujrati
  2. guk
  3. gukbap
  4. Gukeng
  5. gukja
  6. Gukurahundi
  7. gul
  8. gul mohur
  9. gul mohurs
  10. gula
  11. Gula Iro

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