impi (plural impis)
A group of Zulu (or other Bantu) warriors; a detachment of armed men.
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Source: Wiktionary
Im"pi (im"pi), n. [Zulu.]
Definition: A body of Kaffir warriors; a body of native armed men. [South Africa]
As early as 1862 he crossed assagais with and defeated a Matabili impi (war band). James Bryce.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2024
(adjective) of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
