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PhD

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang
Added Aug 21, 2025 · 1 definition
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Shahada ya juu zaidi (Highest degree)

"PhD ni kiwango cha juu cha masomo (PhD is highest level of studies)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

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🇹🇿 Tanzania
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August 2025

↻ Similar Words

PhD 🇨🇲 Cameroon

PhD (Doctorate)

"Pursue PhD (Pursue doctorate)"
PhD 🇿🇦 South Africa

Doktorsgraad (Doctorate degree)

"Working on PhD (Working on doctorate degree)"

🇹🇿 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.

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🌍 "PhD" Across Africa

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

PhD 🇨🇲 Cameroon

PhD (Doctorate)
PhD 🇿🇦 South Africa

Doktorsgraad (Doctorate degree)
PhD 🇰🇪 Kenya

Uzamivu (PhD)

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