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Definition of mzungu adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mzungu

adjective
 
/əmˈzʊŋɡuː/
 
/əmˈzʊŋɡuː/
 
East African English [mˈzuŋɡu]
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  1. connected with white European family origins
    • There are hundreds of mzungu missionaries in Uganda.
    Word OriginKiswahili, from m- class prefix + -zungu ‘European’.
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