Makeba

/ məˈkeɪbə /

noun

1. MakebaMiriam19322008MSouth AfricanMUSIC: singerPOLITICS: political activist Miriam. 1932–2008, South African singer and political activist; banned from South Africa from 1960 to 1990

Example Sentences

Her sister lives nearby—the actress Tembi Locke, named by Miriam Makeba when Gene Locke was in Africa with Carmichael.

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