ujamaa
The English word “ujamaa” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- A socialist ideology of cooperation and collective advancement that formed the basis of socioeconomic policies in Tanzania in the 1960s.
- A village built according to this ideology, with central homes and school surrounded by communal farmland.
Etymology
Borrowed from Swahili ujamaa (“brotherhood, extended family”), from jamaa (“family”), from Arabic جَمَاعَة (jamāʕa, “group (of people)”).
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