Rwanda

[ roo-ahn-duh ]

/ ruˈɑn də /

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noun

a republic in central Africa, E of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: formerly comprising the N part of the Belgian trust territory of Ruanda-Urundi; became independent 1962. 10,169 sq. mi. (26,338 sq. km). Capital: Kigali.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Rwanda

Rwandan, adjective, noun

Words nearby Rwanda

R-value, RVH, R.V.S.V.P., R/W, RWA, Rwanda, Rwandan, Rwandan Genocide, Rwandese, R wave, rwd

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How to use Rwanda in a sentence

Kanimba, 29, is now speaking out loudly and emphatically as the daughter of Paul Rusesabagina, manager of the place known as the Hotel Rwanda.
She escaped the genocide in Rwanda. Now, 27 years later, she can’t escape its politics.|Petula Dvorak|February 25, 2021|Washington Post
The deputy position—an important role because it is effectively the commission’s chief operating officer—went to Rwanda’s Dr Monique Nsanzabaganwa.
The African Union selects a female economist to lead its reform for the first time|Linda Darkwa|February 14, 2021|Quartz
In Rwanda, Ampersand is introducing a fleet of electric motorcycle taxis.
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Rwanda already has an online business registration system that allows entrepreneurs to start businesses in less than half the time it takes in rich Western countries.
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While other countries debated on drones, Rwanda was already figuring out how to use them to deliver blood and medicine to clinics across the country.
Agnes Kalibata, the UN's Food Systems Chief, on How Science Can Transform Farming to Help Save the Planet|Aryn Baker|January 28, 2021|Time
In Rwanda, as we watched the young fathers hold their babies, we saw a contented look in their eyes.
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There were stories of distant strife, in Bosnia, Rwanda, and Northern Ireland, and those stories had the whiff of a different era.
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These formations streamed from Rwanda with the same hopeless shuffle as they did from Bosnia and now as they do from Syria.
The Man Who Invented the Word ‘Genocide’|Nina Strochlic|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Who can watch the movie Hotel Rwanda and not wish it had a different outcome?
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This was in the wake of the genocidal Hutu-Tutsi war in neighboring Rwanda.
Catholic Nuns Aiding Africa's Battered Wives Are Raped and Murdered|Barbie Latza Nadeau|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Rwanda

Rwanda

/ (rʊˈændə) /

noun

a republic in central Africa: part of German East Africa from 1899 until 1917, when Belgium took over the administration; became a republic in 1961 after a Hutu revolt against the Tutsi (1959); fighting between the ethnic groups broke out repeatedly after independence, culminating in the genocide of Tutsis by Hutus in 1994. Official languages: Kinyarwanda, English, French, and Swahili. Religion: Roman Catholic, African Protestant, Muslim, and animist. Currency: Rwanda franc. Capital: Kigali. Pop: 12 012 589 (2013 est). Area: 26 338 sq km (10 169 sq miles)Former name (until 1962): Ruanda

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Cultural definitions for Rwanda

Rwanda

[ (roo-ahn-duh) ]

Republic in central Africa bordered by Uganda to the north, Democratic Republic of Congo to the west, Burundi on the south, and Tanzania on the east. Its capital is Kigali.

notes for Rwanda

Rwanda gained its independence from Belgium in 1962.

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It has long been marked by ethnic strife between majority Hutus and dominant Tutsis. When its president died in a suspicious plane cash in 1994, Hutu militia massacred at least 500,000 Tutsis in an act of genocide.