uhuru

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uhuru

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Borrowed from Swahili uhuru.

noun

uncountable freedom The mood was jubilant — but tense — as the crowd broke into echoing cries of “uhuru,” a Swahili word for “freedom” that the Proud Boys have appropriated as their battle cry, and they continually approached strangers who looked as though they did not belong.

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"uhuru." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/uhuru. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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uhuru. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/uhuru

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"uhuru." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/uhuru.

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@misc{uhuru_2026,
  title = {uhuru},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/uhuru},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}