uhuru

[ oo-hoo-roo; English oo-hoor-oo ]

nounSwahili.
  1. freedom; independence.

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uhuru

/ (uːˈhuːruː) /


noun(esp in E Africa)
  1. national independence

  2. freedom

Origin of uhuru

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C20: from Swahili

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