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Kamba

Kamba noun: a Bantu people of Kenya.

Noun

Kamba pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) a Bantu people of Kenya.

Proper noun (1)

Kamba

  1. the language of this people.
  2. an extinct language of Brazil.

Proper noun (2)

Kamba

  1. A county of Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
    • People of all walks of life and various nationalities in Kangpa county along the China-Sikkim border at their rally yesterday marking national day indignantly condemned the Indian aggressors for the crimes of conducting a series of harassing and sabotaging activities in the border area, kidnaping...[1965 October 4 [1965 October 2], “Kangpa County Rally”, in Daily Report: Foreign Radio Broadcasts, number 191, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Lhasa Domestic Service, translation...
    • Under the plan released last week, the highway known as G695 is expected to run through southern Tibet’s Cona county – which lies immediately north of the disputed India-Tibet border demarcated by the Line of Actual Control (LAC) – Kamba county, host of a noted military camp, and Gyirong county...2022 July 20, Laura Zhou, “China-India border: Beijing’s new highway plans near disputed territory expected to spark concern in Delhi”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...

Origin of Kamba

Borrowed from Tibetan གམ་པ (gam pa).

Questions about Kamba

What does Kamba mean?
Kamba means a Bantu people of Kenya.
What part of speech is Kamba?
Kamba can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Kamba in the dictionary

  1. Kamaus
  2. kamayan
  3. Kamayura
  4. Kamayurá
  5. kamaʻaina
  6. Kamba
  7. kambala
  8. kambalas
  9. kambaldaite
  10. Kambalig
  11. Kambay

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