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☆ Kwan·zaa (kwän′zä)

noun

an African-American cultural festival observed from Dec. 26 through Jan. 1
also sp. Kwanza Kwan′za

Etymology: coined by M. Ron Karenga (1966) < Swahili matunda ya kwanza, first fruits (of harvest)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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