Shona
Americannoun
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Shonas,plural
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Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
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the Bantu language of the Shona.
noun
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a member of a Sotho people of S central Africa, living chiefly in Zimbabwe and Mozambique
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the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family
Example Sentences
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He also called for the health secretary at the time - Shona Robison - to be among those investigated, along with various senior figures at the hospital.
From BBC
Scotland's finance secretary Shona Robison says the spending proposals help families and will aid efforts to eradicate child poverty.
From BBC
Ahead of her speech in Holyrood, Finance Secretary Shona Robison warned she had to make "tough" decisions to balance the tax and spending plans.
From BBC
Finance Secretary Shona Robison will this week present her final Budget before stepping down from her ministerial job and from the Scottish Parliament.
From BBC
Shona encounters trouble en route from the wedding of Corrie's Debbie and Ronnie, and the only downside to the night shoots was spending so long in a pregnancy suit and the same dress, Goulding says.
From BBC
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