Kwan·zaa

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• 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 …   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

• 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