noun
a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony
• Syn: ↑Rwanda, ↑Rwandese Republic
• Members of this Region: ↑Army for the Liberation of Rwanda, ↑ALIR, ↑Former Armed Forces, ↑FAR, ↑Interahamwe
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑African country, ↑African nation
• Part Holonyms: ↑Africa, ↑East Africa
• Part Meronyms: ↑Kigali, ↑capital of Rwanda, ↑Kivu, ↑Lake Kivu
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\\rüˈändə\ noun (plural ruanda or ruandas)Usage: usually capitalized
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a. : a Bantu people in the region around the Virunga mountains in East Africa
b. : a member of such people
2. : the Bantu language of the Ruanda people used as one of the two trade languages of Ruanda-Urundi — compare rundi
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/rooh ahn"deuh/, n., pl. Ruandas, (esp. collectively) Ruanda for 1.
1. a member of a people living in Rwanda and the E Democratic Republic of the Congo.
2. Also called Kinyarwanda. the Bantu language of the Ruandas, closely related to Rundi, spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and by virtually the entire population of Rwanda.
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Ruandavar. Rwanda.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.