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swahili [noun]

Jengo la kumbukumbu

Maana (Definition)

An edifice constructed specifically to honor historical events or heroic individuals.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

monument building / memorial structure

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

monument

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Noun Phrase
Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Serikali ilijenga jengo la kumbukumbu la mashujaa wa vita."

Translation: The government built a monument building for war heroes.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
Jengo la kumbukumbu
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