Herero

[ huh-rair-oh ]

/ həˈrɛər oʊ /

noun, plural He·re·ros, (especially collectively) He·re·ro for 1.

a member of an indigenous people of Namibia, Botswana, and Angola.

the Bantu language of the Herero.

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Examples from the Web for herero

She had to lie down once in a while to rest.393 The Herero wear iron which in the dry climate retains luster.
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After another decade of comparative peace war again broke out and spread from the Hottentots to the Herero.
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The Herero had accepted the German protectorate by treaty—without fully comprehending that to which they had agreed.
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The new governor issued a general amnesty to the Herero, and set aside two large reserves for those who surrendered.
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This act was the beginning of a struggle between the Germans and the natives which lasted over four years, and cost Herero war.
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British Dictionary definitions for herero

Herero

/ (həˈrɛərəʊ, ˈhɛərəˌrəʊ) /

noun

plural -ro or -ros a member of a formerly rich cattle-keeping Negroid people of southern Africa, living chiefly in central Namibia

the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family

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