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Marathon

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

Mbio za umbali (Long distance running)

"Marathon ya Kilimanjaro ni ngumu kuliko ya Dar (Kilimanjaro marathon is harder than Dar)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

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🇹🇿 Tanzania
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August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Marathon 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

Course marathon (Marathon)

"Courir marathon (Run marathon)"
Marathon 🇹🇬 Togo

Course longue (Long race)

"Marathon la sesẽ na duƒulawo. (Marathon is hard for runners.)"

🇹🇿 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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🌍 "Marathon" Across Africa

This word is also used in 5 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Marathon 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

Course marathon (Marathon)
Marathon 🇹🇬 Togo

Course longue (Long race)
Marathon 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ማራቶን/ማራቶን (Marathon)
Marathon 🇳🇦 Namibia

Long race (Running event)
Marathon 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Long distance race (Long distance race)

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