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Definition of Bwanas
1. bwana [n] - See also: bwana
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bwanas
Literary usage of Bwanas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. In the Grip of the Nyika: Further Adventures in British East Africa by John Henry Patterson (1909)
"On seeing this the whole safari shouted out in great glee that the Bibi (Lady)
was a wonderful shot and that the bwanas (Masters) could not have done so ..."
2. On the Gorilla Trail by Mary Hastings Bradley (1922)
"We tried to get them to wait till the bwanas had come down the mountain, but no,
the spirit was on them, and they clapped and sang and jazzed in oblivious ..."
3. The Land of Footprints by Stewart Edward White (1919)
"The bwanas must be very great sultans!" After the departure of our friends, we
went rather grandly to bed. We always did after any one had called us sultans ..."
4. African Camp Fires by Stewart Edward White (1913)
"They are a very clean, well- groomed, self-respecting class, with a great deal
of dignity and a great deal of pride in their bwanas. ..."
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