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Kru

Syllabification: (Kru)
Pronunciation: /kro͞o/
Definition of Kru

noun (plural same)

  • 1a member of a seafaring people of the coast of Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast).
  • 2the Niger-Congo language of the Kru.

adjective

  • relating to the Kru or their language.

Origin:

from a West African language

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