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mzees

mzees is the plural of mzee.

Meaning of mzee

Noun

mzee (plural mzees or wazee)

  1. (Africa, East) 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

Questions about mzees

What is mzees the plural of?
Mzees is the plural of mzee.

Words near mzees in the dictionary

  1. Mzabites
  2. Mzansi
  3. MZD
  4. MZDs
  5. mzee
  6. mzees
  7. MZM
  8. MZS
  9. MZSs
  10. mzungu
  11. mzungu time

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