Kwan|zaa

Kwan|zaa: kwan|za «KWAHN zuh», noun, plural -zas.

the unit of money of Angola, equal to 100 Iweis: »The Finance Ministry announced the introduction of a new currency, the kwanza (named after the nation's main river), to replace the Portuguese escudo (Thomas H. Henrikson).

╂[perhaps related to Swahili kwanza; see Kwanza (Cf. ↑Kwanza)]

Kwan|za or Kwan|zaa «KWAHN zuh», noun.

an annual Afro-American cultural festival celebrated during the seven-day period from December 26 to January 1.

╂[< Swahili kwanza, infinitive of anza to begin]

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Kwan|za — «KWAHN zuh», noun, plural zas. the unit of money of Angola, equal to 100 Iweis: »The Finance Ministry announced the introduction of a new currency, the kwanza (named after the nation s main river), to replace the Portuguese escudo (Thomas H.… … Useful english dictionary
kwan|za — «KWAHN zuh», noun, plural zas. the unit of money of Angola, equal to 100 Iweis: »The Finance Ministry announced the introduction of a new currency, the kwanza (named after the nation s main river), to replace the Portuguese escudo (Thomas H.… … Useful english dictionary
Kwanzaa — Kwan•zaa or Kwan•za [[t]ˈkwɑn zə[/t]] n. pl. zaas or zas cvb a harvest festival celebrated from Dec. 26 until Jan. 1 in some African American communities • Etymology: 1960–65; < Swahili kwanzaa first fruits of the harvest … From formal English to slang

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