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词汇 Ovambo
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Definition of Ovambo in English:

Ovambo

nounPlural Ovambos əʊˈvambəʊōˈvambō
  • 1A member of a people of northern Namibia.

    (纳米比亚北部的)奥万博人

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The removal of the eyes was common to the Ovambos.
  • 2mass noun The Bantu language of the Ovambo.

    奥万博语

adjective əʊˈvambəʊōˈvambō
  • Relating to the Ovambo or their language.

    (与)奥万博人(有关)的;(与)奥万博语(有关)的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • McKittrick examines how Christianity, colonial rule, and wage labor in Namibia reduced young Ovambo men's dependence on their fathers and allowed them to promote competing notions of masculinity.
    • Therefore it is a thorn in their sides when members of the Ovambo people are given land in their former settlement area.
    • In 1971 a partially successful strike by Ovambo migrant workers in Namibia gained considerable publicity.
    • As for the Ovambo and Herero traditions, you will hear from the scholars very soon in detail.

Origin

A local name, from ova- (prefix denoting a plural) + ambo 'man of leisure'.

Definition of Ovambo in US English:

Ovambo

nounōˈvambō
  • 1A member of a people of northern Namibia.

    (纳米比亚北部的)奥万博人

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The removal of the eyes was common to the Ovambos.
  • 2The Bantu language of the Ovambo.

    奥万博语

adjectiveōˈvambō
  • Relating to the Ovambo or their language.

    (与)奥万博人(有关)的;(与)奥万博语(有关)的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In 1971 a partially successful strike by Ovambo migrant workers in Namibia gained considerable publicity.
    • As for the Ovambo and Herero traditions, you will hear from the scholars very soon in detail.
    • Therefore it is a thorn in their sides when members of the Ovambo people are given land in their former settlement area.
    • McKittrick examines how Christianity, colonial rule, and wage labor in Namibia reduced young Ovambo men's dependence on their fathers and allowed them to promote competing notions of masculinity.

Origin

A local name, from ova- (prefix denoting a plural) + ambo ‘man of leisure’.

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