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simba|ˈsɪmbə|
Also Simba.
[Swahili.]
A lion. Also fig., a warrior; a leader.
1918E. R. Burroughs Tarzan & Jewels iii. 30 The strange white man must certainly succumb to terrible Simba. 1935E. Hemingway Green Hills of Africa ii. 42 A stream of..words in Wakamba ending in the word ‘Simba’. 1966Transition (Uganda) xxvi. 39/1 In battle, the simbas had to walk straight forward, and keep their eyes to the front to avoid loss of invulnerability. 1975T. Dinesen My Sister, Isak Dinesen v. 56 A large simba had been lying at the river-crossing and hadn't moved as he went by, only stared menacingly at him. 1976Drum (E. Afr. ed.) Sept. 3/1 Has Amin now recognised his weakness? What does he now think and say? Does he still claim to be the simba of Africa? |