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induna

UK/ɪnˈduːnə/

induna noun: a South African tribal councillor or headman (under the king); someone in authority, a boss.

Noun

induna (plural indunas or izinduna)

  1. A South African tribal councillor or headman (under the king); someone in authority, a boss.
    • Although we swore this fellow to secrecy, he went straight to the induna and revealed our secret.1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 75

Forms of induna

pluralindunas
pluralizinduna
alternative forminDuna

Origin of induna

Borrowed from Zulu induna.

Questions about induna

What does induna mean?
Induna means a South African tribal councillor or headman (under the king); someone in authority, a boss.
What part of speech is induna?
Induna is a noun.
How do you pronounce induna?
Induna is pronounced /ɪnˈduːnə/ (UK).
What is the plural of induna?
The plural of induna is indunas.

Words near induna in the dictionary

  1. indument
  2. indumenta
  3. indumental
  4. induments
  5. indumentum
  6. induna
  7. indunas
  8. indungeon
  9. induplicate
  10. induplicated
  11. induplicately

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