harambee
noun/həˈræmbeɪ/
/həˈræmbeɪ/
East African English [haˈrambeː]
(East African English)- [countable] a meeting that is held in order to collect money for something, for example a community project
- They held a harambee meeting to raise funds for a new classroom.
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- [uncountable] the act of joining with other people to achieve a difficult task
- the spirit of harambee
Word OriginKiswahili, literally ‘pulling or working together’ (a slogan of the first independent government of Kenya).
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