Kawaida

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proper noun

A secular humanist Pan-Africanist philosophy introduced by Maulana Karenga in the 1960s.

OriginSwahili kawaida ← Arabic قَوَاعِد (qawāʕid) →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A secular humanist Pan-Africanist philosophy introduced by Maulana Karenga in the 1960s.

Origin

  1. Arabicقَعَدَ (qaʕada)
  2. Arabicقَوَاعِد (qawāʕid)
  3. Swahilikawaida
  4. EnglishKawaida

Borrowed from Swahili kawaida, borrowed from Arabic قَوَاعِد (qawāʕid), from قَعَدَ (qaʕada).

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APA

Kawaida. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kawaida

MLA

“Kawaida.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kawaida. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kawaida,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kawaida.

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