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shauris

shauris is the plural of shauri.

Meaning of shauri

Noun

shauri (plural shauris)

  1. (Africa, dated) A consultation, usually between a bwana and a local African.
    • Strangers were few before they saw us, and we had shauri after shauri with them.1876, Henry Morton Stanley, Through the Dark Continent, volume 2, page 78
  2. (Kenya) One's problem; concern.
    • Whether these people will be taken on or not is not my shauri.Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard) (volume 5, page 431)

Questions about shauris

What is shauris the plural of?
Shauris is the plural of shauri.

Words near shauris in the dictionary

  1. Shaun
  2. Shauna
  3. Shauniqua
  4. Shauraseni Prakrit
  5. shauri
  6. shauris
  7. shaurma
  8. shaurmas
  9. Shaurya
  10. shav
  11. shavable

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