kgotla

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noun

Any of several types of public meeting in a Botswana village, especially one involving a gathering of tribal elders.

OriginTswana kgotla →
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Meanings

nounkgotla (plural kgotlas or dikgotla)

plural kgotlas · plural dikgotla

  1. Any of several types of public meeting in a Botswana village, especially one involving a gathering of tribal elders.

    Speaking at the Mochudi main kgotla after the graduation of at least 1 281 initiates, Kgafela said though there were few challenges, the exercise had been successful.

    2009 August 11, The Botswana Gazette
  2. The place where such a meeting is held.

Origin

  1. Tswanakgotla“tribal assembly”
  2. Englishkgotla

Borrowed from Tswana kgotla (“tribal assembly”).

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