Harare
English
Etymology
From Shona Harare, supposedly from haarari (“it doesn't sleep”), in reference to a waterfall.
Proper noun
Harare
- The capital city of Zimbabwe, previously named Salisbury.
- 2006, Tsitsi Dangarembga, The Book of Not, Faber & Faber Limited (2021), pages 252–253:
- Outside, the city meandered on more fluidly, like a river of precious things and possibilities. For Harare was wealthy in those days.
- A province in Zimbabwe that includes the capital city.
Translations
capital of Zimbabwe
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Anagrams
Afrikaans
Chichewa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /haˈɽa.ɽe/, /haˈɽá.ɽe/
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɦararɛ]
Proper noun
Harare n (indeclinable, related adjective hararský)
- Harare (the capital city of Zimbabwe)
Further reading
- Harare in Internetová jazyková příručka
Maori
Portuguese
Shona
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɦarare]
References
- “Harare”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xaˈɾaɾe/ [xaˈɾa.ɾe]
- Rhymes: -aɾe
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