Definition of Kru in English:

Kru

noun kruːkro͞o

1A member of a seafaring people of the coast of Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast).
克鲁人（利比里亚沿海和象牙海岸的海民）
Example sentencesExamples
- One of the most significant African communities to find employment on European ships travelling through West African waters was the Kru, from the Liberian coast.
- There are also references to the Soce of Senegal, Songhay and Moors of Mali, and the Kru of Liberia.
- Many of the West African colonists who worked on the cocoa plantations established by the Spanish were Kru, ‘the mainstay of agriculture and other activities on the island of Fernando Po’.
- The variety originated first in contacts from the 17th century between native speakers of British English and such coastal peoples as the Kru and then in the settlement of repatriated blacks.
- He suggested that the ‘impact of Ijo style may even have extended from Nigeria as far as southeastern Liberia’, proposing the Kru as the distributors of Ijo artistic forms.
2mass noun The Niger–Congo language of the Kru, consisting of a large number of highly differentiated dialects.
克鲁语
Example sentencesExamples
- The number of American who spoke Kru was 65,848 in 1990, compared to 24,506 in 1980, which is a 168.7 percent increase.
- Liberia's population consists of over two dozen ethnic groups, which fall into three main language groups: Kru (east and southeast), Mel, and Mande (north and far west).

adjectivekruːkro͞o

Relating to the Kru or their language.
（与）克鲁人（有关）的；（与）克鲁语（有关）的
Example sentencesExamples
- The southwest Kru peoples are probably the oldest of Cote d' Ivoire's present-day ethnic groups, the largest tribe of which is the Bete.
- Logbooks and journals reveal that in the nineteenth century it was common practice for Royal Navy vessels to pick up a complement of Kru sailors, or Kroomen, upon reaching the African coast.
- An incident that occurred in the Wouri estuary around 1830 between English traders and Duala and Kru paddlers speaks to the size of the canoes and the maritime skills of indigenous peoples.
- The resemblance of Kru multiple-eyed masking forms to the terracotta mask, also with multiple eyes, from Ke, an archaeological site in the eastern Niger Delta, is impressive.
- Any reconstruction of Kru ethnicity and history is, at best, difficult.

Origin

From a West African language.

Rhymes

accrue, adieu, ado, anew, Anjou, aperçu, askew, ballyhoo, bamboo, bedew, bestrew, billet-doux, blew, blue, boo, boohoo, brew, buckaroo, canoe, chew, clew, clou, clue, cock-a-doodle-doo, cockatoo, construe, coo, Corfu, coup, crew, Crewe, cru, cue, déjà vu, derring-do, dew, didgeridoo, do, drew, due, endue, ensue, eschew, feu, few, flew, flu, flue, foreknew, glue, gnu, goo, grew, halloo, hereto, hew, Hindu, hitherto, how-do-you-do, hue, Hugh, hullabaloo, imbrue, imbue, jackaroo, Jew, kangaroo, Karroo, Kathmandu, kazoo, Kiangsu, knew, K2, kung fu, Lahu, Lanzhou, Lao-tzu, lasso, lieu, loo, Lou, Manchu, mangetout, mew, misconstrue, miscue, moo, moue, mu, nardoo, new, non-U, nu, ooh, outdo, outflew, outgrew, peekaboo, Peru, pew, plew, Poitou, pooh, pooh-pooh, potoroo, pursue, queue, revue, roo, roux, rue, Selous, set-to, shampoo, shih-tzu, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skean dhu, skew, skidoo, slew, smew, snafu, sou, spew, sprue, stew, strew, subdue, sue, switcheroo, taboo, tattoo, thereto, thew, threw, thro, through, thru, tickety-boo, Timbuktu, tiramisu, to, to-do, too, toodle-oo, true, true-blue, tu-whit tu-whoo, two, vendue, view, vindaloo, virtu, wahoo, wallaroo, Waterloo, well-to-do, whereto, whew, who, withdrew, woo, Wu, yew, you, zoo

Definition of Kru in US English:

Kru

nounkro͞o

1A member of a seafaring people of the coast of Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast).
克鲁人（利比里亚沿海和象牙海岸的海民）
Example sentencesExamples
- Many of the West African colonists who worked on the cocoa plantations established by the Spanish were Kru, ‘the mainstay of agriculture and other activities on the island of Fernando Po’.
- There are also references to the Soce of Senegal, Songhay and Moors of Mali, and the Kru of Liberia.
- One of the most significant African communities to find employment on European ships travelling through West African waters was the Kru, from the Liberian coast.
- The variety originated first in contacts from the 17th century between native speakers of British English and such coastal peoples as the Kru and then in the settlement of repatriated blacks.
- He suggested that the ‘impact of Ijo style may even have extended from Nigeria as far as southeastern Liberia’, proposing the Kru as the distributors of Ijo artistic forms.
2The Niger–Congo language of the Kru.
Example sentencesExamples
- The number of American who spoke Kru was 65,848 in 1990, compared to 24,506 in 1980, which is a 168.7 percent increase.
- Liberia's population consists of over two dozen ethnic groups, which fall into three main language groups: Kru (east and southeast), Mel, and Mande (north and far west).

adjectivekro͞o

Relating to the Kru or their language.
（与）克鲁人（有关）的；（与）克鲁语（有关）的
Example sentencesExamples
- The southwest Kru peoples are probably the oldest of Cote d' Ivoire's present-day ethnic groups, the largest tribe of which is the Bete.
- The resemblance of Kru multiple-eyed masking forms to the terracotta mask, also with multiple eyes, from Ke, an archaeological site in the eastern Niger Delta, is impressive.
- Any reconstruction of Kru ethnicity and history is, at best, difficult.
- An incident that occurred in the Wouri estuary around 1830 between English traders and Duala and Kru paddlers speaks to the size of the canoes and the maritime skills of indigenous peoples.
- Logbooks and journals reveal that in the nineteenth century it was common practice for Royal Navy vessels to pick up a complement of Kru sailors, or Kroomen, upon reaching the African coast.

Origin

From a West African language.

词汇	Kru
释义	Definition of Kru in English: Kru noun kruːkro͞o 1A member of a seafaring people of the coast of Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). 克鲁人（利比里亚沿海和象牙海岸的海民） Example sentencesExamples One of the most significant African communities to find employment on European ships travelling through West African waters was the Kru, from the Liberian coast. There are also references to the Soce of Senegal, Songhay and Moors of Mali, and the Kru of Liberia. Many of the West African colonists who worked on the cocoa plantations established by the Spanish were Kru, ‘the mainstay of agriculture and other activities on the island of Fernando Po’. The variety originated first in contacts from the 17th century between native speakers of British English and such coastal peoples as the Kru and then in the settlement of repatriated blacks. He suggested that the ‘impact of Ijo style may even have extended from Nigeria as far as southeastern Liberia’, proposing the Kru as the distributors of Ijo artistic forms. 2mass noun The Niger–Congo language of the Kru, consisting of a large number of highly differentiated dialects. 克鲁语 Example sentencesExamples The number of American who spoke Kru was 65,848 in 1990, compared to 24,506 in 1980, which is a 168.7 percent increase. Liberia's population consists of over two dozen ethnic groups, which fall into three main language groups: Kru (east and southeast), Mel, and Mande (north and far west). adjectivekruːkro͞o Relating to the Kru or their language. （与）克鲁人（有关）的；（与）克鲁语（有关）的 Example sentencesExamples The southwest Kru peoples are probably the oldest of Cote d' Ivoire's present-day ethnic groups, the largest tribe of which is the Bete. Logbooks and journals reveal that in the nineteenth century it was common practice for Royal Navy vessels to pick up a complement of Kru sailors, or Kroomen, upon reaching the African coast. An incident that occurred in the Wouri estuary around 1830 between English traders and Duala and Kru paddlers speaks to the size of the canoes and the maritime skills of indigenous peoples. The resemblance of Kru multiple-eyed masking forms to the terracotta mask, also with multiple eyes, from Ke, an archaeological site in the eastern Niger Delta, is impressive. Any reconstruction of Kru ethnicity and history is, at best, difficult. Origin From a West African language. Rhymes accrue, adieu, ado, anew, Anjou, aperçu, askew, ballyhoo, bamboo, bedew, bestrew, billet-doux, blew, blue, boo, boohoo, brew, buckaroo, canoe, chew, clew, clou, clue, cock-a-doodle-doo, cockatoo, construe, coo, Corfu, coup, crew, Crewe, cru, cue, déjà vu, derring-do, dew, didgeridoo, do, drew, due, endue, ensue, eschew, feu, few, flew, flu, flue, foreknew, glue, gnu, goo, grew, halloo, hereto, hew, Hindu, hitherto, how-do-you-do, hue, Hugh, hullabaloo, imbrue, imbue, jackaroo, Jew, kangaroo, Karroo, Kathmandu, kazoo, Kiangsu, knew, K2, kung fu, Lahu, Lanzhou, Lao-tzu, lasso, lieu, loo, Lou, Manchu, mangetout, mew, misconstrue, miscue, moo, moue, mu, nardoo, new, non-U, nu, ooh, outdo, outflew, outgrew, peekaboo, Peru, pew, plew, Poitou, pooh, pooh-pooh, potoroo, pursue, queue, revue, roo, roux, rue, Selous, set-to, shampoo, shih-tzu, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skean dhu, skew, skidoo, slew, smew, snafu, sou, spew, sprue, stew, strew, subdue, sue, switcheroo, taboo, tattoo, thereto, thew, threw, thro, through, thru, tickety-boo, Timbuktu, tiramisu, to, to-do, too, toodle-oo, true, true-blue, tu-whit tu-whoo, two, vendue, view, vindaloo, virtu, wahoo, wallaroo, Waterloo, well-to-do, whereto, whew, who, withdrew, woo, Wu, yew, you, zoo Definition of Kru in US English: Kru nounkro͞o 1A member of a seafaring people of the coast of Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). 克鲁人（利比里亚沿海和象牙海岸的海民） Example sentencesExamples Many of the West African colonists who worked on the cocoa plantations established by the Spanish were Kru, ‘the mainstay of agriculture and other activities on the island of Fernando Po’. There are also references to the Soce of Senegal, Songhay and Moors of Mali, and the Kru of Liberia. One of the most significant African communities to find employment on European ships travelling through West African waters was the Kru, from the Liberian coast. The variety originated first in contacts from the 17th century between native speakers of British English and such coastal peoples as the Kru and then in the settlement of repatriated blacks. He suggested that the ‘impact of Ijo style may even have extended from Nigeria as far as southeastern Liberia’, proposing the Kru as the distributors of Ijo artistic forms. 2The Niger–Congo language of the Kru. Example sentencesExamples The number of American who spoke Kru was 65,848 in 1990, compared to 24,506 in 1980, which is a 168.7 percent increase. Liberia's population consists of over two dozen ethnic groups, which fall into three main language groups: Kru (east and southeast), Mel, and Mande (north and far west). adjectivekro͞o Relating to the Kru or their language. （与）克鲁人（有关）的；（与）克鲁语（有关）的 Example sentencesExamples The southwest Kru peoples are probably the oldest of Cote d' Ivoire's present-day ethnic groups, the largest tribe of which is the Bete. The resemblance of Kru multiple-eyed masking forms to the terracotta mask, also with multiple eyes, from Ke, an archaeological site in the eastern Niger Delta, is impressive. Any reconstruction of Kru ethnicity and history is, at best, difficult. An incident that occurred in the Wouri estuary around 1830 between English traders and Duala and Kru paddlers speaks to the size of the canoes and the maritime skills of indigenous peoples. Logbooks and journals reveal that in the nineteenth century it was common practice for Royal Navy vessels to pick up a complement of Kru sailors, or Kroomen, upon reaching the African coast. Origin From a West African language.
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