Kiwanis
/kɪˈwɑːnɪs/
/kɪˈwɑːnɪs/
(also Kiwanis International)
- a social and charitable organization that works to help children. It was started in Detroit in 1915 and there are now Kiwanis clubs in many countries. The name comes from an expression in an Algonquian language and has been translated as we trade or we build.
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