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shamba

/ ˈʃamba /

noun

  1. (in E Africa) any field used for growing crops
“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 shamba1

Swahili
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Example Sentences

Down the road from the primary school a group of villagers are hard at work replanting trees around their communal plot or shamba.

From BBC

A staff member at Marakele Predator Centre in Limpopo province shot dead the male lion named Shamba after it mauled Michael Hodge, the proprietor of the facility, the News24 media outlet reported Wednesday.

The BBC understands the lion, reportedly called Shamba, has been put down.

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The description of the tour on the website says: "I can promise you that Shamba will jump up and look you in the eyes, he also sits on the top of the truck whilst we take the drive through the camp."

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More than 30 of Shamba’s descendants live at Zoo Atlanta and other zoos around the United States.

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