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Azande

American  
[uh-zan-dee] / əˈzæn di /

noun

plural

Azandes,

plural

Azande

  1. a member of a people of the Congo-Sudan region of central Africa.

  2. the Adamawa-Eastern language spoken by the Azande.

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Azande or their language.

Etymology

Origin of Azande

First recorded in 1870–75; probably a self-designation

Example Sentences

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“It is an opportunity,” said Atoroba Wilson Rikita Gbudue, the king of the Azande Kingdom in southwest South Sudan, who said that the country was blessed with oil, gold, diamonds and fertile land.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2023

And among the Azande, a Congo tribe, graves are opened for less innocent purposes.

From Time Magazine Archive

Women are never seen in an Azande village, the pathway to their own being kept secret from all outsiders.

From Sex and Society by Thomas, William I.

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