Etymology

Wakanda

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Today it means: The supreme being or Great Spirit of the Osage, Omaha, Caddo and Ponca peoples of North America. Full definition →

Omaha-Ponca, Chiwere, Kansa, or Osage Wakanda
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Wakanda · proper noun1

  1. Omaha-Ponca, Chiwere, Kansa, or Osage · borrowed fromWakanda
  2. English todayWakanda

From a Native American language; most likely borrowed from Omaha-Ponca, Chiwere, Kansa, or Osage Wakanda.

Wakanda · proper noun2

Humorous misspelling becoming a nickname, blending the spelling for the fictional country from the Marvel Comics with the Native American terms.

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