Rwandan

adjective

Rwan·​dan rü-ˈän-dən 

variants or less commonly Rwandese

ru̇-ˌän-ˈdēz 

-ˈdēs

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Rwanda or its people

Rwandan noun

or less commonly Rwandese

plural Rwandans also Rwandese

Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

Geographical Definition

Rwanda

geographical name

Rwan·​da rü-ˈän-dä 

variants or chiefly formerly Ruanda

landlocked country in east central Africa; a republic; capital Kigali area 10,169 square miles (26,338 square kilometers), population 12,187,000 see ruanda-urundi

Rwandan

rü-ˈän-dən 

adjective or noun

Rwandese

ru̇-ˌän-ˈdēz 

-ˈdēs

adjective or noun