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Interahamwe

Interahamwe proper noun: a Hutu paramilitary organization involved in the Rwandan genocide.

Proper noun

Interahamwe

  1. A Hutu paramilitary organization involved in the Rwandan genocide.

Origin of Interahamwe

Borrowed from Rwanda-Rundi interahamwe (“those who work/fight together”).

Questions about Interahamwe

What does Interahamwe mean?
Interahamwe means a Hutu paramilitary organization involved in the Rwandan genocide.
What part of speech is Interahamwe?
Interahamwe is a proper noun.

Words near Interahamwe in the dictionary

  1. interagentive
  2. interagents
  3. interaggregate
  4. interagreement
  5. interagreements
  6. Interahamwe
  7. interalar
  8. interallelic
  9. interallelically
  10. interallied
  11. interalloglot

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