indaba

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
11
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ɪnˈdɑːbə/
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/ɪnˈdɑːbə/ · /ɪnˈdɑbə/

Definition of indaba

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (South-Africa)A tribal conference held by Nguni leaders.
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noun

  1. (South-Africa)A tribal conference held by Nguni leaders.
  2. (South-Africa, broadly)Any conference, discussion, or meeting.
  3. (South-Africa)Chiefly in one's own or someone's indaba: a concern, matter, or problem.
  4. (broadly)An international conference of Scout leaders.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Zulu índaba (“affair, issue, matter; piece of news; story”), from ín- (class 9 noun prefix) + -daɓa (stem meaning ‘affair, matter’).

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