Shona

American  

[shoh-nuh] / ˈʃoʊ nə /

noun

• Shonas,
  plural
• Shona
  plural

1. Also called Mashona.  a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.

2. the Bantu language of the Shona.

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Shona British  

/ ˈʃɒnə /

noun

1. a member of a Sotho people of S central Africa, living chiefly in Zimbabwe and Mozambique

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Shona
  plural
• Shonas
  plural

Example Sentences

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Shona Shonas

In April last year, nine-year-old Kerry Blue Terrier Betty became the first dog to complete the challenge alongside her owner Shona Marshall.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Within asset management broadly, everyone is using AI these days, said Shona O’Hea, head of asset management industry for Grant Thornton Advisors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

But ministerial colleagues Shona Robison, Fiona Hyslop, and Richard Lochhead are among the original intake who have decided to call it a day.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026

Scotland's finance secretary Shona Robison says the spending proposals help families and will aid efforts to eradicate child poverty.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026

It was the man in the General’s book: Monomatapa, founder of the Shona Empire.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

The worshipers were Shonas, which is Zimbabwe’s dominant ethnic group, and Shona was the language being spoken.

From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2011

But Muzorewa was so discredited by his association with the whites and his failure to deliver on campaign promises that most of the Shonas voted for Mugabe.

From Time Magazine Archive