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Zimbabwean.

A person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent.

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Meaning & usage

noun/zɪmˈbɑːb.wi.ən/
  1. A person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mbá Shona imbá Proto-Bantu *ìbʊ̀è Shona ibwe Shona dzimba-dze-mabweder. English Zimbabwe Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Zimbabwean From Zimbabwe + -an.

adj/zɪmˈbɑːb.wi.ən/
  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Zimbabwe or the Zimbabwean people.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mbá Shona imbá Proto-Bantu *ìbʊ̀è Shona ibwe Shona dzimba-dze-mabweder. English Zimbabwe Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Zimbabwean From Zimbabwe + -an.

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