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Shona

[ shoh-nuh ]

noun

, plural Sho·nas, (especially collectively) Sho·na
  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.


Shona

/ ˈʃɒnə /

noun

  1. -na-nas 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
“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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When little Shona Ritchie plucked up the courage to ask for a peck from Prince William, the future king was happy to oblige.

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