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zilizopendwa

zilizopendwa noun: a genre of urban East African music recorded in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

Noun

zilizopendwa (uncountable)

  1. A genre of urban East African music recorded in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
    Synonyms:
    zilipendwa

Synonyms of zilizopendwa

Origin of zilizopendwa

From Swahili zilizopendwa (“those that were loved (inanimate)”), probably because the genre arose in the post-independence era in East Africa and was loved by locals for its representation of freedom.

Questions about zilizopendwa

What does zilizopendwa mean?
Zilizopendwa means a genre of urban East African music recorded in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
What part of speech is zilizopendwa?
Zilizopendwa is a noun.

Words near zilizopendwa in the dictionary

  1. zileuton
  2. Zilhidjeh
  3. Zilhijjeh
  4. Zilhijjé
  5. zilipendwa
  6. zilizopendwa
  7. Zilka
  8. Zilkadeh
  9. Zilkadé
  10. Zilkas
  11. zill

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