Etymology

Mashujaa Day

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Swahili shujaa
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  1. Swahili · borrowed fromshujaa
  2. Swahili · borrowed fromshujaa
  3. English todayMashujaa Day

Borrowed from Swahili mashujaa (“heroes”), borrowed from Arabic شُجَاع (šujāʕ).

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