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Elimu

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang
Added Aug 21, 2025 · 1 definition
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Elimu definition 1

Elimu/maarifa (Education/knowledge)

"Elimu ni ufunguo wa maendeleo (Education is key to development)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

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🇹🇿 Tanzania
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August 2025

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