Definition of Zande in English:
Zande
(also Azande)
nounPlural Azande ˈzandiˈzandē
1A member of a central African people of mixed ethnic origin.
Example sentencesExamples
- In Africa when the Azande prepare to fight they sit and wait for most of the day to pass.
- Population migration in the 18th and 19th centuries brought new migrants into the area, including the Zande, Banda, and Baya-Mandjia.
- Who's to say I'm wrong if I don't find modern physics very satisfying and would prefer the spiritual beliefs of the Azande?
- These people were Azande, a tribal group scattered across central Africa in the Congo, the Sudan, and the Central African Republic.
2mass noun The Niger–Congo language of the Zande, with over a million speakers mainly in northern Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) and Sudan.
adjectiveAzandeˈzandiˈzandē
Relating to the Zande or their language.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Simbas, however, had killed Faustino's brother, who was a paramount leader of the Azande tribe.