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Kavirondo

Kavirondo proper noun: the region surrounding Kavirondo Gulf (now Winam Gulf) in British East Africa.

Proper noun

Kavirondo

  1. (historical) The region surrounding Kavirondo Gulf (now Winam Gulf) in British East Africa.

Noun

Kavirondo pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Either of two native peoples, one Nilotic and one Bantu, living in that area.

Questions about Kavirondo

What does Kavirondo mean?
Kavirondo means the region surrounding Kavirondo Gulf (now Winam Gulf) in British East Africa.
What part of speech is Kavirondo?
Kavirondo can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Kavirondo in the dictionary

  1. Kaveri
  2. kaviar
  3. Kavieng
  4. kavika
  5. kavikas
  6. Kavirondo
  7. Kavita
  8. kavithai
  9. kavorka
  10. Kavvahuttaa
  11. kavvanah

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