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Kumina
(Ku¦mina)
Pronunciation:
/ˈkʌmiːnə/
noun
a Jamaican religious ceremony involving music, dancing, and supposed possession by spirits.
Origin:
perhaps from a Kimbundu word meaning 'possession, to see'
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