Etymology

Harare

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Today it means: The capital city of Zimbabwe; formerly, Salisbury. Full definition →

Shona Harare
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  1. Shona · borrowed fromHarare
  2. English todayHarare

From Shona Harare, supposedly from haarari (“it doesn't sleep”), in reference to a waterfall.

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