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Shona

noun Sho·na \ ˈshō-nə \

Definition of Shona

plural Shona or Shonas
1 : a member of any of a group of Bantu peoples of Zimbabwe and southern Mozambique
2 : the group of languages spoken by the Shona

First Known Use of shona

circa 1895

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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