mzee
UK/(ə)mˈzeɪ/
mzee noun: an elder (old person).
Noun
- An elder (old person).
- Kenyatta was recognized at the time of his death in mid-1978 as Mzee, "the wise old one," not only by his own people but by a wide array of world leaders.1993, Funk & Wagnalls Corporation, Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia, volume 15, page 233
- ...every President since Teddy Roosevelt saw Africa in the faces of her mzees, in their English suits or tribal robes...2003, Ward S Just, The American Ambassador
- Synonyms:
- senior, senior citizen
mzee meaning in Bengali
mzee in Bengali
- একজন মুরব্বি
Examples of mzee in a sentence
- It is difficult to be both and the older mzees resent the irregularity of the position.2005, Ernest Hemingway, Robert William Lewis, Under Kilimanjaro:
- ...we arranged an impromptu interview with this reluctant and less than candid local mzee, who lived near the Tsavo boundary.2006, Edward I Steinhart, Black poachers, white hunters: a social history of hunting in colonial Kenya:
Synonyms of mzee
Forms of mzee
| plural | mzees |
|---|---|
| plural | wazee |
Origin of mzee
Borrowed from Swahili mzee.
Questions about mzee
- What does mzee mean?
- Mzee means an elder (old person).
- What is mzee in Bengali?
- Mzee in Bengali is একজন মুরব্বি. See Mzee meaning in Bengali.
- How do you use mzee in a sentence?
- It is difficult to be both and the older mzees resent the irregularity of the position.
- What part of speech is mzee?
- Mzee is a noun.
- How do you pronounce mzee?
- Mzee is pronounced /(ə)mˈzeɪ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of mzee?
- The plural of mzee is mzees.
Words near mzee in the dictionary
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