单词 | baraza |
释义 | barazan. East African. A meeting, assembly, or council. In early use also: a reception room. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > assembly for conversation wharfOE conversazione1789 baraza1863 hen-cackle1907 the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > conferring or consulting > place for speech-housec1050 palaver-court1735 palaver-room1735 palaver house1789 baraza1863 cenacle1889 conference table1928 table1946 rap centre1969 1863 J. H. Speke Jrnl. Discov. Source Nile viii. 203 Grant and myself..entered the vestibule, and..were escorted to a pent-roofed baraza. 1885 Proc. Royal Geogr. Soc. 7 432 No communication with a stranger or an adjoining tribe is allowed without express permission from a large ‘baraza’ of chiefs. 1959 Times 23 Feb. 12/7 The three native rulers of Uganda's western province will be among those who will greet her to-morrow at a baraza. 2018 Daily Nation (Kenya) (Nexis) 19 Dec. Mr Ruto..held a public baraza at Umoja Primary School in Lamu West Constituency where he said that the government was committed to boosting the living standards of every Kenyan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1863 |
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