zilizopendwa

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noun

A genre of urban East African music recorded in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

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zilipendwa
OriginSwahili zilizopendwa →
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Meanings

nounzilizopendwa (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA genre of urban East African music recorded in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

    Synonyms: zilipendwa

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA genre of urban East African music recorded in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

Similar
zilipendwa
Also see
zilipendwa

Origin

  1. Swahilizilizopendwa“those that were loved (inanimate)”
  2. Englishzilizopendwa

From Swahili zilizopendwa (“those that were loved (inanimate)”), probably because the genre arose in the post-independence era in East Africa and was loved by locals for its representation of freedom.

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APA

zilizopendwa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zilizopendwa

MLA

“zilizopendwa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zilizopendwa. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zilizopendwa,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zilizopendwa.

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