Modjadji

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General South African/mɔˈdʒɑːdʒi/UK/məˈdʒɑːdʒi/

noun

The Rain Queen, or hereditary queen of the Lobedu people of the Limpopo province of South Africa, held to have various special powers including the ability to make it rain.

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Meanings

nounModjadji (plural Modjadjis)

plural Modjadjis

  1. South AfricaThe Rain Queen, or hereditary queen of the Lobedu people of the Limpopo province of South Africa, held to have various special powers including the ability to make it rain.

Origin

The personal name of the first queen of the Lobedu, a Northern Sotho woman of the early 19th century, adopted as a hereditary name; perhaps from Northern Sotho (Lobedu) mo- (“singular prefix”) + tšatši (“day, sun”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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