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Cetshwayo

Syllabification: (Cetsh·wa·yo)
Pronunciation: /keCHˈwī-ō/

(also Cetewayo /ˌsetəˈwī-ō/)
Definition of Cetshwayo
  • (circa 1826–84), Zulu king. He became ruler of Zululand in 1873 and was involved in a series of battles with the Afrikaners and British; he was deposed as leader after the capture of his capital by the British in 1879.

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Definition of Cetshwayo in the British & World English dictionary