Kikuyu

[ ki-koo-yoo ]

/ kɪˈku yu /

noun, plural Ki·ku·yus, (especially collectively) Ki·ku·yu.

a member of an indigenous people of Kenya having an agricultural economy and notable as being the originators of the Mau Mau.

the language of the Kikuyu, a Bantu language.

(usually lowercase) Also called kikuyu grass. a grass, Pennisetum clandestinum, native to southern Africa, sometimes used in warm climates for lawns or as pasturage.

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Examples from the Web for kikuyu

Many residents of the area are Kikuyu farmers as well as Somali pastoralists.
Militants ‘Executed Non-Muslims’ at Kenyan World Cup Watch Party|Margot Kiser|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Epic saga of Kikuyu life, starting in the 19th century before the arrival of the British.
Richard Dawkins: How I Write|Noah Charney|November 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Even her descriptive imagery, when describing landscapes, is Kikuyu.
Richard Dawkins: How I Write|Noah Charney|November 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And in the lower levels of the forest we saw where the Kikuyu women had come up for firewood.
In Africa|John T. McCutcheon

The Kenia peak, however, remained wrapped in clouds during the two days of our stay on the eastern outskirts of the Kikuyu forest.
Freeland|Theodor Hertzka
Bakari returned with a dozen Kikuyu hunters, who readily agreed to lead the party to elephants.
The Rogue Elephant|Elliott Whitney
On the 12th we reached the confines of the Kikuyu country, along which our further route to the Naivasha led.
Freeland|Theodor Hertzka
Jack learned how the thorn zareba was built, and Charlie visited the Kikuyu village with his camera.
The Rogue Elephant|Elliott Whitney

British Dictionary definitions for kikuyu

Kikuyu

/ (kɪˈkuːjuː) /

noun

plural -yus or -yu a member of a Negroid people of E Africa, living chiefly in Kenya on the high foothills around Mount Kenya

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

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