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BURUNDIAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Burundian mean?
• BURUNDIAN (noun)
The noun BURUNDIAN has 1 sense:
1. a native or inhabitant of Burundi
Familiarity information: BURUNDIAN used as a noun is very rare.
• BURUNDIAN (adjective)
The adjective BURUNDIAN has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to or characteristic of Burundi or its people
Familiarity information: BURUNDIAN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Burundi
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Burundian" is a kind of...):
African (a native or inhabitant of Africa)
Holonyms ("Burundian" is a member of...):
Burundi; Republic of Burundi (a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of Burundi or its people
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
Burundi; Burundian
Context example:
the Burundi capital
Pertainym:
Burundi (a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika)
Derivation:
Burundi (a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika)
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