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uhuru

uhuru noun: freedom.

Noun

uhuru (uncountable)

  1. freedom
    • The mood was jubilant — but tense — as the crowd broke into echoing cries of “uhuru,” a Swahili word for “freedom” that the Proud Boys have appropriated as their battle cry, and they continually approached strangers who looked as though they did not belong.2020 December 13, Peter Hermann, Marissa J. Lang and Clarence Williams, “Pro-Trump rally descends into chaos as Proud Boys roam D.C. looking to fight”, in The Washington Post

Origin of uhuru

Borrowed from Swahili uhuru.

Phrases with uhuru

Questions about uhuru

What does uhuru mean?
Uhuru means freedom.
What part of speech is uhuru?
Uhuru is a noun.

Words near uhuru in the dictionary

  1. Uhthoff's sign
  2. Uhthoff's symptom
  3. uhtsong
  4. uhu
  5. uhuh
  6. uhuru
  7. Uhuru Torch
  8. UHV
  9. UHW
  10. UI
  11. UIAP

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