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Rwandan

Rwandan

18 4.2
Relating to Rwanda, its people, language, or culture
  • adjective
  • /rwaˈndən/
: ruandés
  • During the festival, Rwandan dancers showcased their elaborate costumes.
  • Rwandan genocide
  • Rwandan refugee
  • Rwandan government

Very useful for all, especially for Rwandan people.

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Examples

  • Certainly Chef talks about the Rwandan genocide and the ways in which the Dutch occupation helped lay some of the foundations for that.

  • The first was the genocide of the Rwandan Tutsi in 1994.

    Academic text (2004)
  • For a long period, Rwandan society was comprised of these three groups.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Meanwhile there are reports that France is considering intervention in the Rwandan situation.

  • Could the United Nations have done more to stop the Rwandan genocide?

    Academic text (2015)
  • And so I was really lucky to find a small group of Rwandan powerhouse women who are my Co founders and we did everything together.

  • By 1998, the alliance between Kabila and the Rwandan Army had fallen apart.

    Academic text (2003)
  • To date, however, almost four years after its establishment, the Rwandan tribunal has produced no criminal convictions.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Regarding Rwanda, China argued that any international intervention would require the consent of the Rwandan government.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Information campaigns to expose propaganda earlier in the Rwandan conflict might have mitigated the tragedy.

    Academic text (1996)

Synonyms

Ruandan
vsRwandan
1 5.1

Connected to Rwanda, its people, culture or language

is the same meaning but follows the modern spelling form

Surface Forms

Rwandan positive

Morphology

Rwandan = Rwanda (transparent) = Rwanda + an

Standard demonym/adjectival formation from the place name 'Rwanda', so the meaning 'of or relating to Rwanda' is directly derived.

Etymology

Rwandan is made from Rwanda and the ending -an, meaning 'from' or 'about', similar to Italian. So when something is described as Rwandan, it means it comes 'from Rwanda' or is connected to its people, language, or culture.