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toshaus

toshaus is the plural of toshau.

Meaning of toshau

Noun

toshau (plural toshaus)

  1. (Guyana, Indigenous peoples) The elected leader or chief of an indigenous village in Guyana, responsible for governance, administration, and representing the community's interests.
    • A month later, the first hournalists and TV cameras arrrive in Fairview, the Amerindian village where Mr. Allicock is the toshau (village captain).2010, John Kline, Ethics for International Business: Decision-Making in a Global Political Economy, illustrated edition, Routledge, page 217

Questions about toshaus

What is toshaus the plural of?
Toshaus is the plural of toshau.

Words near toshaus in the dictionary

  1. toshakhana
  2. toshakhanas
  3. toshao
  4. toshaos
  5. toshau
  6. toshaus
  7. toshear
  8. toshed
  9. toshed up
  10. toshend
  11. toshent

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