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Dollar

🇿🇲 Zambia Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Dollar definition 1

US Dollar

"Dollar yakwela (Dollar has gone up)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇿🇲 Zambia
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1 community definition
Added
April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Dollar 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

US currency (Dollar)

"Change to dollar. (Change to dollars.)"
Dollar 🇩🇯 Djibouti

US dollar - commonly referenced

"Dollar-ka maanta waa intee? (What's the dollar rate today?)"

🇿🇲 About Zambia Slang

Zambian slang blends English with local languages like Bemba, Nyanja, and Tonga, shaped by the Copperbelt's unique working-class culture.

KASINARY has 1428 Zambia slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Dollar" Across Africa

This word is also used in 4 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Dollar 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

US currency (Dollar)
Dollar 🇩🇯 Djibouti

US dollar - commonly referenced
Dollar 🇪🇬 Egypt

دولار - Dollar
Dollar 🇨🇬 Republic of Congo

US dollar - commonly referenced

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