Etymology

Madaraka Day

Today it means: A national holiday celebrated on June 1, commemorating when Kenya gained self-rule. Full definition →

Swahili madaraka
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  1. Swahili · borrowed frommadaraka
  2. Swahili · borrowed frommadaraka
  3. English todayMadaraka Day

Borrowed from Swahili madaraka (“responsibility, power”).

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