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Kawaida

Kawaida proper noun: a secular humanist Pan-Africanist philosophy introduced by Maulana Karenga in the 1960s.

Proper noun

Kawaida

  1. A secular humanist Pan-Africanist philosophy introduced by Maulana Karenga in the 1960s.

Origin of Kawaida

Borrowed from Swahili kawaida, borrowed from Arabic قَوَاعِد (qawāʕid), from قَعَدَ (qaʕada).

Questions about Kawaida

What does Kawaida mean?
Kawaida means a secular humanist Pan-Africanist philosophy introduced by Maulana Karenga in the 1960s.
What part of speech is Kawaida?
Kawaida is a proper noun.

Words near Kawaida in the dictionary

  1. Kawaguchis
  2. Kawahara
  3. Kawaharas
  4. Kawahiva
  5. Kawai
  6. Kawaida
  7. kawaii
  8. kawaiily
  9. kawaiiness
  10. Kawaiisu
  11. kawain

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