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Swa·zi

(swä′zē)

n. pl. Swazi or Swa·zis

1. A member of a southeast African people of Swaziland and adjacent parts of South Africa.

2. The Nguni language of this people, closely related to Xhosa and Zulu.

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Swazi

(ˈswɑːzɪ)

npl -zis or -zi

1. (Peoples) a member of a racially mixed people of southern Africa living chiefly in Swaziland, who first formed into a strong political group in the late 19th century

2. (Languages) the language of this people: an official language of Swaziland along with English. It belongs to the Niger-Congo family and is closely related to Xhosa and Zulu

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Swa•zi

(ˈswɑ zi)

n., pl. -zis, (esp. collectively) -zi.

1. a member of a Nguni people of Swaziland and adjacent parts of the Transvaal in South Africa.

2. the Bantu language of the Swazi.

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Noun	1.	Swazi - a member of a southeast African people living in Swaziland and adjacent areas Kingdom of Swaziland, Swaziland - a landlocked monarchy in southeastern Africa; member of the commonwealth that achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1968 African - a native or inhabitant of Africa
	2.	Swazi - a Bantu language closely related to Zulu Nguni - a group of southern Bantu languages
Adj.	1.	Swazi - of or relating to or characteristic of Swaziland or its people or their language

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swasiländischswasisch

σουάζι

suazi suazilandés swazi

Swazi

[ˈswɑːzɪ]

A. ADJ → swazilandés, suazilandés

B. N → swazilandés/esa m/f, suazilandés/esa m/f

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Her mother, Macropha, my wife, was of Swazi blood, and was brought to the king's kraal with other captives after a raid, and given to me as a wife by the king.

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Still it was a ghastly sight, and one from which we were glad to escape; indeed, I never remember anything of the kind that affected me more than seeing those gallant soldiers thus put out of pain by the red-handed medicine men, except, indeed, on one occasion when, after an attack, I saw a force of Swazis burying their hopelessly wounded /alive/.

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Asante Kotoko snatched Habib, a utility defender from regional rivals Ashgold, and Teguy from Swazi Premier League side Manzini Wanderers.

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The stream will be available via the Fox Sports Africa Facebook page with boxing fans able to access live streams of upcoming events at the Royal Swazi Spa in eSwatini, and Sibaya Casino & Entertainment Kingdom in Durban on 2 and 23 November 2018 respectively.

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'Sometimes great things happen on our doorsteps, and we are not aware of those, so this is a great opportunity for us to promote the amazing Swazi bush fire while this may also be an opportunity for the Swazis to promote our Okavango and other ecosystems that Botswana has as well as other best tourism destinations,' said Mr Khama.

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In one case, the South African Police Service raided a Chinese-owned factory and identified an unknown number of Swazi labor trafficking victims.