Shona
Americannoun
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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
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Former cabinet members Kate Forbes, Shona Robison, Fiona Hyslop and Mairi Gougeon all stood down at the election, while Angus Robertson lost his seat.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Shona did not immediately tell anyone what had happened.
From BBC • May 18, 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
It didn’t matter that the Mellower was of the English tribe and the shave was obviously Shona.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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