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Kru
(Kru)
Pronunciation:
/kruː/
noun
(
plural
)
1
a member of a seafaring people of the coast of Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast).
2
[
mass noun
]
the Niger-Congo language of the Kru, consisting of a large number of highly differentiated dialects.
adjective
relating to the Kru or their language.
Origin:
from a West African language
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