Definition of induna in English:

induna

noun ɪnˈduːnə

South African

1A tribal councillor or headman.
Example sentencesExamples
- Sithembile Langa is one of about 20 indunas of Meadowlands hostel.
- He said his office would not tolerate anybody including chiefs and their indunas allowing witch finders to practice in their areas.
- He also called on the relief food distributing agency in the district to coordinate operations with community leaders, such as indunas and councillors.
- Myself, my mother and my brother lived at an area under Chief Mpungose and induna Mkhize.
- The claims, he said, prompted Chief Kabanda and his indunas to sit down to find ways of protecting the said land.
1. 1.1 An African foreman.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Control on the mines was exercised by white compound managers and supervisors through African indunas and isibonda (room reprentatives).
  Synonyms
  supervisor, overseer, superintendent, manager, boss, team leader, line manager, controller
2. 1.2 A person in authority.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The dejected Farmworkers' union chief induna tried in exasperation to explain exactly what he threatened to do and what not.

Origin

Xhosa and Zulu, from the nominal prefix in- + duna 'captain, councillor'.

单词	induna
释义	Definition of induna in English: induna noun ɪnˈduːnə South African 1A tribal councillor or headman. Example sentencesExamples Sithembile Langa is one of about 20 indunas of Meadowlands hostel. He said his office would not tolerate anybody including chiefs and their indunas allowing witch finders to practice in their areas. He also called on the relief food distributing agency in the district to coordinate operations with community leaders, such as indunas and councillors. Myself, my mother and my brother lived at an area under Chief Mpungose and induna Mkhize. The claims, he said, prompted Chief Kabanda and his indunas to sit down to find ways of protecting the said land. 1.1 An African foreman. Example sentencesExamples Control on the mines was exercised by white compound managers and supervisors through African indunas and isibonda (room reprentatives). Synonyms supervisor, overseer, superintendent, manager, boss, team leader, line manager, controller 1.2 A person in authority. Example sentencesExamples The dejected Farmworkers' union chief induna tried in exasperation to explain exactly what he threatened to do and what not. Origin Xhosa and Zulu, from the nominal prefix in- + duna 'captain, councillor'.
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