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indaba

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in⋅da⋅ba

[in-dah-bah]
–noun
a conference or consultation between or with native peoples of South Africa.

Origin:
1890–95; < Zulu indaba, izindaba (with implosive b) matter for discussion, affair, account
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in·da·ba   (ĭn-dä'bə)   
n.  A council or meeting of indigenous peoples of southern Africa to discuss an important matter.

[Zulu ín-dàbà, affair, topic for discussion, conference : ín-, n. pref. + -dàbà, affair.]
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