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Vinony

Rwanda

proper noun

  1. African country
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɹuˈændə/ / /ɹəˈwændə/ / /ɹəˈwɒndə/

name

Etymology: Etymology tree Rwanda-Rundi -anda Rwanda-Rundi u Rwāndabor. English Rwanda From Rwanda-Rundi u Rwanda from the archaic verb -anda (“to expand”). Compare Zulu anda (“to multiply”).

  1. A country in East Africa.

    “The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) warned there was a risk some migrants sent to Rwanda could be returned to countries from which they had fled. Kigali denied the allegations and accused UNHCR of lying.”

  2. The standardized dialect of the Bantu language Rwanda-Rundi spoken in Rwanda.
  3. The genocide that occurred in Rwanda in 1994.

    “VINCENT: Have you ever heard of Rwanda?”