uhuru

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noun

freedom

OriginSwahili uhuru →
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Meanings

nounuhuru (uncountable)
  1. uncountablefreedom

    The mood was jubilant — but tense — as the crowd broke into echoing cries of “uhuru,” a Swahili word for “freedom” that the Proud Boys have appropriated as their battle cry, and they continually approached strangers who looked as though they did not belong.

    2020 December 13, Peter Hermann, Marissa J. Lang and Clarence Williams, “Pro-Trump rally descends into chaos as Proud Boys roam D.C. looking to fight”, in The Washington Post

Origin

  1. Swahiliuhuru
  2. Swahiliuhuru
  3. Englishuhuru

Borrowed from Swahili uhuru.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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