Harare
/həˈɹɑː.ɹeɪ/
Harare proper noun: the capital city of Zimbabwe; formerly, Salisbury.
Proper noun
Harare
- The capital city of Zimbabwe; formerly, Salisbury.
- Outside, the city meandered on more fluidly, like a river of precious things and possibilities. For Harare was wealthy in those days.2006, Tsitsi Dangarembga, The Book of Not, Faber & Faber Limited (2021), pages 252–253
- The Zimbabwean government.
- A province in Zimbabwe that includes the capital city.
Harare meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
Harare in Hindi
- capital of Zimbabwe
- हरारे harāre
Harare in Marathi
- capital of Zimbabwe
- हरारे harāre
Harare in Urdu
- capital of Zimbabwe
- ہرارے harāre
Harare in Bengali
- capital of Zimbabwe
- হারারে harare
More languagesFewer languages
- Harare in Telugu
- హరారే harārē
- Harare in Arabic
- هَرَارِي harārī, هاراري hārārī
- Harare in Persian
- هراره harâre
- Harare in Thai
- ฮาราเร
- Harare in Vietnamese
- Ha-ra-rê
- Harare in Myanmar
- ဟာရာ့ရီမြို့ hara.rimrui.
Origin of Harare
From Shona Harare, supposedly from haarari (“it doesn't sleep”), in reference to a waterfall.
Questions about Harare
- What does Harare mean?
- Harare means the capital city of Zimbabwe; formerly, Salisbury.
- What is Harare in Hindi?
- Harare in Hindi is हरारे (harāre). See Harare meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Harare?
- Harare is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Harare?
- Harare is pronounced /həˈɹɑː.ɹeɪ/.
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