Mashona
noun
Mashonas
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pluralof Mashona.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Two territories, Matabeleland, ruled by Lobengula, and Mashonaland, inhabited by the Mashonas, who were to all intents and purposes vassals to Lobengula, were the prize portions.
From An African Adventure by Isaac Frederick Marcosson
Some forty miles beyond Gwelo there is a mountain called Iron Mine Hill, where the Mashonas have for generations been wont to find and work iron.
From Impressions of South Africa by James Bryce, Viscount Bryce
I had hardly completed my preparations when the little party arrived, and I had an opportunity to study the first Mashonas I had ever seen.
From Through Veld and Forest An African Story by Archibald Webb
The Matabele impis would not forgo their old habit of raiding amongst the Mashonas.
From Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies by George Henry Blore
The funny thing is that this fellow is really the god of the Mashonas, yet the Matabele put absolute faith in him.
From The Claw by Cynthia Stockley
