Rwanda
English
Etymology
From Rwanda-Rundi u Rwanda from the archaic verb -anda (“to expand”). Compare Zulu anda (“to multiply”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Rwanda
- A country in East Africa.
- The standardized dialect of the Bantu language Rwanda-Rundi spoken in Rwanda.
- Synonym: Kinyarwanda
- The genocide that occurred in Rwanda in 1994.
- 2004, Stuart Beattie, Collateral, DreamWorks Pictures:
- VINCENT: Have you ever heard of Rwanda?
Hypernyms
Derived terms
Translations
country
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language — see Kinyarwanda
See also
- Countries of the world
- (countries of Africa) countries of Africa; Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Category: en:Countries in Africa) [edit]
Further reading
- Rwanda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ethnologue entry for Rwanda, kin
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Derived terms
Catalan
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrvanda]
Proper noun
Rwanda f (related adjective rwandský, demonym Rwanďan)
- Rwanda (a country in East Africa)
Declension
Declension of Rwanda (sg-only hard feminine)
singular | |
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nominative | Rwanda |
genitive | Rwandy |
dative | Rwandě |
accusative | Rwandu |
vocative | Rwando |
locative | Rwandě |
instrumental | Rwandou |
French
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁwɑ̃.da/
Norwegian Bokmål
Norwegian Nynorsk
Polish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrvan.da/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -anda
- Syllabification: Rwan‧da
Declension
Declension of Rwanda
singular | |
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nominative | Rwanda |
genitive | Rwandy |
dative | Rwandzie |
accusative | Rwandę |
instrumental | Rwandą |
locative | Rwandzie |
vocative | Rwando |
Further reading
- Rwanda in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Rwanda-Rundi
Related terms
Descendants
See Rwanda § Translations
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
See also
- (countries of Africa) nchi za Afrika; Algeria or Aljeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Kamerun or Cameroon or Kameruni, Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati, Chad or Chadi, Komori or Visiwa vya Ngazija, Cote d'Ivoire or Kodivaa, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo or Kongo-Kinshasa, Jibuti or Djibouti, Misri or Umisri, Guinea ya Ikweta or Ginekweta, Eritrea, Ethiopia or Uhabeshi or Habeshi, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea or Gine or Gini, Guinea Bisau or Guinea-Bisau or Ginebisau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagaska or Bukini, Malawi or Unyasa, Mali, Mauritania, Morisi, Mayotte, Moroko or Maroko, Msumbiji or Mozambik, Namibia, Niger or Nijeri, Nigeria or Nijeria or Naijeria, Jamhuri ya Kongo or Kongo-Brazzaville, Réunion, Rwanda or Ruanda, Mtakatifu Helena, Sao Tome na Principe, Senegal or Senegali, Shelisheli, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Afrika Kusini, Sudan Kusini, Sudan, Uswazi or Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Sahara ya Magharibi, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Category: sw:Countries in Africa) [edit]
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²rvanda/
Audio (file)
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rʊ.ˈanda/
- Rhymes: -anda
Coordinate terms
- (countries of Africa) gwledydd Affrica; yr Aifft, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Bwrcina Ffaso, Bwrwndi, Cabo Verde, Camerŵn, Cenia, Comoros, De Africa, De Swdan, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Gini, Gini Bisaw, Gini Gyhydeddol, Gorllewin Sahara, Gweriniaeth Canolbarth Affrica, Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd y Congo, Gweriniaeth y Congo, Jibwti, Lesotho, Liberia, Libia, Madagasgar, Malawi, Mali, Mawrisiws, Mawritania, Moroco, Mosambic, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sambia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Simbabwe, Somalia, Swdan, Tansania, Tiwnisia, Togo, y Traeth Ifori, Tsiad, Wganda (Category: cy:Countries in Africa) [edit]
Derived terms
- Gweriniaeth Rwanda (“Republic of Rwanda”)
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