Hutu

American  

[hoo-too] / ˈhu tu /

noun

plural

Hutus,

plural

Hutu

1. a member of a Bantu farming people of Rwanda and Burundi, in central Africa.

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Hutu British  

/ ˈhuːˌtuː /

noun

1. a member of a Negroid people of Rwanda and Burundi

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Example Sentences

Rwanda denies persistent and widespread allegations that it provides military support to the M23, which is largely made up of the Tutsi ethnic group that was targeted by Hutu militias in the genocide.

From BBC

Macron has previously acknowledged France's role in the Rwandan genocide, in which about 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus died, and sought forgiveness.

From BBC

There is an ethnic dimension, with many rebel groups operating here - including an ethnic Hutu militia linked to the Rwandan genocide of 1994, which Kigali believes has Congolese backing.

From BBC

But unlike Rwanda, which is headed by a Tutsi president, the majority Hutus are in power in Burundi.

From BBC

Tutsis, Hutus and other ethnic groups lived in the Rwandan kingdom and had done so since at least the 19th Century.

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