Zande
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- proper noun
- E. E. Evans-Pritchard had an emphatic opinion on the subject: "In this web of belief, every strand depends on every other strand, and a Zande cannot get out of its meshes because it is the only world he knows."
Examples
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As the 7th Circuit's decision in Vande Zande indicates, one issue the courts have begun to look at is the extent to which persons with disabilities have a right to telecommute, especially within the context of the Americans with Disabilities Act and its precursor, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
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In South Sudan, the Zande language is one of the many languages spoken by the diverse ethnic groups in the country.
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But in its opinion in Vande Zande v. Wisconsin Department of Administration.
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Rather, as in Evans-Pritchard's work on Zande witchcraft accusations, modes of conspiracy
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"He photographed a series of Zande houses, for example, showing the 'old form' and the house 'copied from the structures of White men' (Fig. 26).
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But anthropologist E. E. Evans-Pritchard, in his classic Zande Trickster, speaks of the complexities and contradictions in the trickster's character, calling Ture.
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Among the thousands of images Lang brought back from the six-year expedition are hundreds of photographs of the Mangbetu, Zande, Logo, Malele, Makere, and Pygmy peoples.
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The Zande people are known for their rich cultural traditions and beliefs in the Central African region.
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The anthropologist studied the rituals and societal structures of the Zande, highlighting their unique customs.
Synonyms
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A person from a group in Central Africa, mainly in South Sudan and nearby countries
Surface Forms
Etymology
Zande is the name of a Central African people and their language, coming from the group's own name Azande. So, calling someone a Zande means they are a member of that people or a speaker of their language.