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单词 kwanzaa
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Kwanzaa

or Kwan·za

[ kwahn-zuh ]
/ ˈkwɑn zə /

noun, plural Kwan·zaas.

a harvest festival celebrated from December 26th until January 1st in some African American communities.

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For seven days from December 26 through January 1, Black Americans across the US celebrate the joyous holiday of Kwanzaa. What are some of this holiday's celebratory words?

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Origin of Kwanzaa

First recorded in 1965–70; from Swahili kwanza “first, firstly”; short for matunda ya kwanza, “first fruits (of the harvest)” (the spelling -za was changed to -zaa to lengthen the word so that each of the seven children who were first taught the festival would have their own letter)

Words nearby Kwanzaa

Kwangsi-Chuang Autonomous Region, Kwangtung, Kwantung Leased Territory, Kwan-yin, kwanza, Kwanzaa, Kwanzaa or Kwanza, Kwara, kwartje, kwashiorkor, Kwaśniewski
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British Dictionary definitions for Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa
/ (ˈkwænzɑː) /

noun

a seven-day festival beginning on Dec 26 when African-Americans celebrate family, community, and culture

Word Origin for Kwanzaa

C20: from Swahili (matunda ya) kwanza first (fruits)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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