Rwandann.adj.

Brit.

/rʊˈandən/, U.S.

/rʊˈɑndən/,

/rəˈwɑndən/

Forms: 1900s– Ruandan, 1900s– Rwandan.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Rwanda , -an suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Rwanda (see Rwanda n.) + -an suffix. Compare Rwandese n., Rwandese adj.

A. n.

A native or inhabitant of Rwanda, a republic in East Africa founded in 1961, or of the kingdom that preceded it.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of East Africa > [noun] > countries or regions

Mozambiquer1803

Muganda1863

Zanzibari1882

Rwanda1889

Tonga1891

Ugandan1893

Eritrean1902

Tanganyikan1906

White Highlander1921

Rwandan1926

Kenyan1930

assimilado1953

Rwandese1955

Malawian1963

Tanzanian1964

Malawi1966

Mozambican1971

1926 Catholic Hist. Rev. 11 703 The Ruandans of Central Africa.

1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia XVI. 109/2 Traditionally, Rwandans believe in a supreme being called Imana.

1994 Irish Times (Nexis) 4 June (Weekend Suppl.) 1 The UN food agency is now feeding a million Burundians and Rwandans with quarter rations.

2007 J. T. Rogers Overwhelming 117 I asked him if I'd ever mentioned the other Rwandan who had been so helpful to me.

B. adj.

Of or relating to Rwanda or its people.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of East Africa > [adjective] > countries or regions

Muganda1863

Ugandan1877

Zanzibari1884

Tonga1893

Rwandese1959

Malawi1960

Rwandan1960

Malawian1970

1960 Southwestern Jrnl. Anthropol. 16 59 I am indebted to Mr Ivan Reisdorff, of the Belgian Colonial Service, for information about Ruandan attitudes towards the Germans.

1971 B. D. Larkin China & Afr., 1949–70 (1973) iii. 87 China's losses included her contacts with Rwandan exiles, who had been training in Burundi under Chinese experts in the hope that they might be able to return to Rwanda and seize power.

1993 S. Feierman in R. H. Bates et al. Afr. & Disciplines ii. vi. 198 Rwandan oral historians of the nineteenth century had methods for making critical comparisons of traditions.

2009 S. Totten Plight & Fate of Women during & following Genocide vi. 107 (heading) The plight and fate of females during and following the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rwandan
释义	Rwandann.adj. Brit. /rʊˈandən/, U.S. /rʊˈɑndən/, /rəˈwɑndən/ Forms: 1900s– Ruandan, 1900s– Rwandan. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Rwanda , -an suffix. Etymology: < the name of Rwanda (see Rwanda n.) + -an suffix. Compare Rwandese n., Rwandese adj. A. n. A native or inhabitant of Rwanda, a republic in East Africa founded in 1961, or of the kingdom that preceded it. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of East Africa > [noun] > countries or regions Mozambiquer1803 Muganda1863 Zanzibari1882 Rwanda1889 Tonga1891 Ugandan1893 Eritrean1902 Tanganyikan1906 White Highlander1921 Rwandan1926 Kenyan1930 assimilado1953 Rwandese1955 Malawian1963 Tanzanian1964 Malawi1966 Mozambican1971 1926 Catholic Hist. Rev. 11 703 The Ruandans of Central Africa. 1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia XVI. 109/2 Traditionally, Rwandans believe in a supreme being called Imana. 1994 Irish Times (Nexis) 4 June (Weekend Suppl.) 1 The UN food agency is now feeding a million Burundians and Rwandans with quarter rations. 2007 J. T. Rogers Overwhelming 117 I asked him if I'd ever mentioned the other Rwandan who had been so helpful to me. B. adj. Of or relating to Rwanda or its people. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of East Africa > [adjective] > countries or regions Muganda1863 Ugandan1877 Zanzibari1884 Tonga1893 Rwandese1959 Malawi1960 Rwandan1960 Malawian1970 1960 Southwestern Jrnl. Anthropol. 16 59 I am indebted to Mr Ivan Reisdorff, of the Belgian Colonial Service, for information about Ruandan attitudes towards the Germans. 1971 B. D. Larkin China & Afr., 1949–70 (1973) iii. 87 China's losses included her contacts with Rwandan exiles, who had been training in Burundi under Chinese experts in the hope that they might be able to return to Rwanda and seize power. 1993 S. Feierman in R. H. Bates et al. Afr. & Disciplines ii. vi. 198 Rwandan oral historians of the nineteenth century had methods for making critical comparisons of traditions. 2009 S. Totten Plight & Fate of Women during & following Genocide vi. 107 (heading) The plight and fate of females during and following the 1994 Rwandan genocide. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1926
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