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kente

[ ken-tey ]

noun

  1. a colorful fabric of Ghanaian origin: often worn as a symbol of African American pride:

    Thousands of vivid shirts made a sea of kente along the parade route.

    I hadn't realized there was so much kente cloth in all of Manhattan.



kente

/ ˈkɛntɪ /

noun

  1. Also calledkente cloth a brightly coloured handwoven cloth of Ghana, usually with some gold thread
  2. the toga made of this cloth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of kente1

First recorded in 1950–55; from Twi
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Word History and Origins

Origin of kente1

from a Ghanaian language, possibly Akan
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Example Sentences

The women had on long dresses made of orange, black, and green African Kente cloths with matching headdresses.

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