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shambas

shambas is the plural of shamba.

Meaning of shamba

Noun

shamba (plural shambas)

  1. (Africa, East) An area of cultivated ground; a plot of land, a small subsistence farm for growing crops and fruit-bearing trees, often including the dwelling of the farmer.
    • To reach his new strip of shamba which lay the other side of Thabai, Mugo had to walk through the dusty village streets.1967, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, A Grain of Wheat, EAEP, published 2008, page 4

Questions about shambas

What is shambas the plural of?
Shambas is the plural of shamba.

Words near shambas in the dictionary

  1. shamba boys
  2. Shambala
  3. Shamballa
  4. shambar
  5. shambars
  6. shambas
  7. Shambaugh
  8. Shambaughs
  9. Shambhala
  10. Shambhavi
  11. shamble

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