indaba
noun/ɪnˈdɑːbə/
/ɪnˈdɑːbə/
(South African English)- a large meeting at which politicians, professional people, etc. have discussions about an important subject
- a national indaba on land reform
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- (informal) a difficulty or matter that affects you
- I don't care what he does. That's his indaba!
Word OriginXhosa and Zulu, ‘discussion’.
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