Kwanzaa Definition

kwänzä
noun
An African American cultural festival observed from Dec. 26 through Jan. 1
Webster's New World
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pronoun

A week-long African-American cultural holiday held between December 26 and January 1.

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Origin of Kwanzaa

  • Swahili (matunda ya) kwanza first (fruits) from kwanza first (respelled in English as kwanzaa to have seven letters corresponding to the seven traditional African virtuous principles celebrated by the holiday)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the Swahili phrase matunda ya kwanza, meaning “first fruits”. The additional “a” was added to “Kwanza” so that the word would have seven letters, one for each of the Seven Principles of Blackness.

    From Wiktionary

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