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SWAZI
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Bantu language closely related to Zulu
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Swazi" is a kind of...):
Nguni (a group of southern Bantu languages)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A member of a southeast African people living in Swaziland and adjacent areas
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Swazi" is a kind of...):
African (a native or inhabitant of Africa)
Holonyms ("Swazi" is a member of...):
Kingdom of Swaziland; Swaziland (a landlocked monarchy in southeastern Africa; member of the commonwealth that achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1968)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of Swaziland or its people or their language
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Swaziland (a landlocked monarchy in southeastern Africa; member of the commonwealth that achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1968)