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单词 manyatta
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manyattan.

Brit. /manˈjatə/, U.S. /mænˈjædə/
Forms: 1900s– manyat, 1900s– manyatta.
Origin: Perhaps of multiple origins. A borrowing from Masai. Perhaps partly a borrowing from Swahili. Etymons: Masai manyatta; Swahili manyatta.
Etymology: < Masai manyatta compound; perhaps sometimes via Swahili manyatta.
Among certain East African peoples, particularly the Masai: a group of huts forming a unit within a common fence.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > village > [noun] > village in countries other than England
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1905 A. C. Hollis Masai 292 Meat may not be eaten in the manyat, or warriors' kraals.
1921 Blackwood's Mag. Jan. 118/1 The Manyatta, a rambling collection of dome-shaped huts surrounded by a straggling zeriba, seemed to have settled down for the day.
1964 Listener 30 July 163/2 He returned to the family manyatta—a thorn-fenced cluster of low mud hovels shared with the beasts.
1971 E. Afr. Standard (Nairobi) 13 Apr. 9/1 A gang of Borana tribesmen attacked a Samburu manyatta at Shaba Hills.
1989–90 Geo Special Winter 114 Our route lay in a direct line to a Masai manyatta, a warrior settlement.
2016 National Geogr. Traveller Sept. 87 Our cows are our wealth; we live in manyattas, groups of small houses, that unite us—it's a cheap and resourceful way to live.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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