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Definition of induna noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

induna

noun

/ɪnˈduːnə/

/ɪnˈduːnə/

(South African English)

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a senior leader of a traditional community or tribe
Word OriginXhosa and Zulu, from the nominal prefix in- + duna ‘captain, councillor’.

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