What does Class mean?

Uwajibiku/heshima (Class/respect) For example: "Mwanamke huyu ana class (This woman has class)"

Where does the slang word Class come from?

Class is a slang term from Tanzania. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Tanzania and across Africa.

What are other meanings of Class?

Class can also mean: Tabaka/kiwango (Class/level)

Class

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang

Added Aug 21, 2025 · 2 definitions

TOP DEFINITION

Class definition 1

Uwajibiku/heshima (Class/respect)

"Mwanamke huyu ana class (This woman has class)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

DEFINITION 2

Class definition 2

Tabaka/kiwango (Class/level)

"Class ya watu wa juu ni tofauti (Upper class people are different)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

Word Details

Country: 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Definitions: 2 community definitions
Added: August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Class 🇺🇬 Uganda

Class (Class)

"Class ya driving (Driving class)"

Class 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ክፍል/ክፍል (Kifil) - class

"Math kifil (Math class)"

🇹🇿 About Tanzania Slang

Tanzanian slang is rooted in Swahili, the national language, with vibrant Bongo Flava music culture adding fresh terms to everyday speech in Dar es Salaam.

KASINARY has 1747 Tanzania slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Class" Across Africa

This word is also used in 3 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Class 🇺🇬 Uganda

Class (Class)

Class 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ክፍል/ክፍል (Kifil) - class

Class 🇱🇾 Libya

كلاس (Class / elegance)

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