Herero

H4E1R1E1R1O1
/hɛˈrɛəroʊ/

noun

A member of a people belonging to the Bantu group, with about 240,000 members today mostly in Namibia, Angola, and Botswana.

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Herero language
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Meanings

nounHerero (plural Hereros or Herero or OvaHerero)

plural Hereros · plural OvaHerero

  1. A member of a people belonging to the Bantu group, with about 240,000 members today mostly in Namibia, Angola, and Botswana.
proper noun
  1. The language of the Herero people.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna Bantu language spoken by the Herero in Namibia, Botswana, and Angola

Similar
Herero language
Broader
BantuBantoid language

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish herero, herero
  • hereroperson
  • hererolanguage
Irish Heiréiris
  • Heiréirislanguage
Portuguese herero, hereró
  • hereroperson
  • hereróperson
  • hererolanguage
Russian гереро, гереро
  • гереро (gerero)person
  • гереро (gerero)language
Swedish herero, herero
  • hereroperson
  • hererolanguage
Cite this entry
APA

Herero. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Herero

MLA

“Herero.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Herero. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Herero,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Herero.

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