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Nyerere

Nyerere proper noun: a surname from Zanaki; especially when referring to Tanzanian politician Julius Nyerere.

Proper noun

Nyerere

  1. A surname from Zanaki; especially when referring to Tanzanian politician Julius Nyerere.

Origin of Nyerere

Borrowed from Zanaki nyerere (“caterpillar”).

Words formed from Nyerere

Questions about Nyerere

What does Nyerere mean?
Nyerere means a surname from Zanaki; especially when referring to Tanzanian politician Julius Nyerere.
What part of speech is Nyerere?
Nyerere is a proper noun.

Words near Nyerere in the dictionary

  1. Nyenhuis
  2. Nyenhuises
  3. Nyepi
  4. Nyepis
  5. NYer
  6. Nyerere
  7. Nyererean
  8. nyerereite
  9. nyerereites
  10. Nyerges
  11. Nyeri

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