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单词 ovaherero
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Ovahereron.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəhɛˈrɛːrəʊ/, /ˌəʊvəhəˈrɛːrəʊ/, /əʊvəhəˈrɪərəʊ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvəhəˈrɛroʊ/
Forms: 1800s– Ovaherero, 1800s– Ovahereroes (irregular), 1800s– Ovahereros (irregular).
Origin: A borrowing from Herero. Etymon: Herero Ovaherero.
Etymology: < Herero Ovaherero < ova- plural prefix + Herero Herero n. Compare Otjiherero n.
With plural agreement. The Herero-speaking people living in Namibia, Botswana, and Angola, or those of a subgroup in Central Namibia and Botswana, collectively. Cf. Herero n.
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1851 R. Baird Christian Retrospect & Reg. (ed. 3) ii. xix. 347 Our mission among the Ovaherero is on the brink of destruction.
1880 Encycl. Brit. XI. 731/2 110,000 are Herero (80,000 Ova Herero and 30,000 Ova-mbanderu).
1884 A. Lang Custom & Myth 20 The Ovahereroes in South Africa..appease with a black sheep the spirits of the departed.
1910 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 358/1 Herero or Ovaherero.
1929 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 39 172 Other pastoral people beside the Ova-Herero considered cattle-raiding the most pleasurable and profitable of sports.
1995 Internat. Jrnl. Afr. Hist. Stud. 28 690 One might..question Gordon's confidence in delimiting historically Bushman land from that of other indigenous groups, in particular the Ovaherero, in the light of evidence that the Kalahari had long been a zone of extensive interethnic interaction.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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