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单词 Hutu
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Definition of Hutu in English:

Hutu

nounPlural Bahutu, Plural Hutus ˈhuːtuːˈho͞oto͞o
  • A member of a Bantu-speaking people forming the majority population in Rwanda and Burundi. They are traditionally a farming people, and were historically dominated by the Tutsi people; the antagonism between the peoples led in 1994 to large-scale ethnic violence, especially in Rwanda.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Tensions between the Tutsis and the Hutus, the two largest ethnic groups in Rwanda, had been simmering for years.
    • Tutsis and Hutus remain the two main ethnic groups.
    • The Hutus and Tutsis have a longstanding history of ethnic differences, which has split not only Burundi, but extends into Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
    • The demarcation line between Hutus and Tutsis was then blurred, and clear ethnic categories had not developed.
    • Altogether some 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus are estimated to have been killed in Rwanda's genocide.
adjectiveˈhuːtuːˈho͞oto͞o
  • Relating to the Hutu.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • However, he has convinced the area that he is the most important Hutu leader and the most credible representative of his people.
    • After the defeat of the regime two million Hutu refugees fled to neighbouring countries fearing retribution.
    • Officials blamed Hutu extremists from across the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
    • Burundian officials and witnesses said the Burundian rebels were accompanied by Hutu extremists based in Congo.
    • And there is still one Hutu rebel group that refused to join the peace process.

Origin

A local name.

Rhymes

Basotho, Lesotho, Mobutu, Sotho, tutu
 
 

Definition of Hutu in US English:

Hutu

nounˈho͞oto͞o
  • A member of a Bantu-speaking people forming the majority population in Rwanda and Burundi. They are traditionally a farming people, and were historically dominated by the Tutsi people; the antagonism between the peoples led in 1994 to large-scale ethnic violence, especially in Rwanda.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The demarcation line between Hutus and Tutsis was then blurred, and clear ethnic categories had not developed.
    • The Hutus and Tutsis have a longstanding history of ethnic differences, which has split not only Burundi, but extends into Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
    • Altogether some 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus are estimated to have been killed in Rwanda's genocide.
    • Tensions between the Tutsis and the Hutus, the two largest ethnic groups in Rwanda, had been simmering for years.
    • Tutsis and Hutus remain the two main ethnic groups.
adjectiveˈho͞oto͞o
  • Relating to the Hutu.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • And there is still one Hutu rebel group that refused to join the peace process.
    • Burundian officials and witnesses said the Burundian rebels were accompanied by Hutu extremists based in Congo.
    • Officials blamed Hutu extremists from across the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
    • After the defeat of the regime two million Hutu refugees fled to neighbouring countries fearing retribution.
    • However, he has convinced the area that he is the most important Hutu leader and the most credible representative of his people.

Origin

A local name.

 
 
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