Rwanda

Meaning

1. A country in East Africa.
2. The standardized dialect of the Bantu language Rwanda-Rundi spoken in Rwanda.
3. The genocide that occurred in Rwanda in 1994.

Synonyms

Kinyarwanda

Rwandese Republic

Ruanda

Republic of Rwanda

the Republic of Rwanda

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Translations

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Ρουάντα

رواندا

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹuˈændə/

Etymology

Cognate with Zulu: anda

In summary

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