Ruanda
Americannoun
plural
Ruandas,plural
Ruanda-
a member of a people living in Rwanda and the E Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Also called Kinyarwanda. the Bantu language of the Ruandas, closely related to Rundi, spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and by virtually the entire population of Rwanda.
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The last thing they wanted was for Brussels to push through its new plan to set up elected parliaments in Ruanda and Urundi and turn the two territories into constitutional kingdoms.
From Time Magazine Archive
Moving west to Usumbura, in the Belgian-administered trust territory of Ruanda Urundi, Graham spoke to what he said was one of the toughest groups he had ever had to handle�a noisy, restless crowd of 5,000.
From Time Magazine Archive
This state of affairs has come about because a cow in Ruanda is like a Cadillac in the U.S.�a mark of social distinction.
From Time Magazine Archive
And at almost the same moment, civil war broke out in Ruanda.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had landed at Mombassa, crossed British East Africa, visited the new Belgian possessions of Urundi and Ruanda which are spoils of war, and made his way to Kabalo from Lake Tanganyika.
From An African Adventure by Marcosson, Isaac Frederick
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