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Uhuru

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang
Added Aug 21, 2025 · 2 definitions
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Uhuru definition 1

Uhuru/kuwa huru (Freedom/being free)

"Uhuru wa kujieleza ni haki ya kila mtu (Freedom of expression is everyone's right)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Uhuru definition 2

Uhuru/sikukuu ya kitaifa (Independence/national holiday)

"Uhuru wa Tanzania unasherehekewa Desemba (Tanzania independence is celebrated December)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

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🇹🇿 Tanzania
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2 community definitions
Added
August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Uhuru 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire

Liberté en Swahili (Freedom in Swahili)

"Les rastas crient uhuru (Rastas shout freedom)"

Liberté/Indépendance (Freedom/Independence)

"Mama kashona leso - Mother sewed a wrapper"

🇹🇿 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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This word is also used in 2 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Uhuru 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire

Liberté en Swahili (Freedom in Swahili)
Uhuru

Liberté/Indépendance (Freedom/Independence)

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