harambee

həˈrɑmbeɪ

Definition

Definition of harambee - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

national slogan

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Kenyan call for communal aid, also a shared self-help tradition

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They shouted harambee and pooled money to build the school.

cooperation

self-help

fundraising event

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community event or effort to raise funds

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The village organized a harambee to build a new school.

benefit

fundraiser

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Origin of harambee

Swahili, harambee (all pull together)

Examples of harambee in a sentence

Harambee remains an important theme in national speeches and ceremonies.
A harambee was held to fund the community health center.
They attended a harambee to support local artists.

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French:harambee, collecte communautaire, ...
German:harambee, Gemeinschaftsaktion, ...
Italian:invito all'aiuto collettivo, evento comunitario di raccolta fondi, ...
Spanish:harambee, colecta comunitaria, ...
Portuguese:apelo comunitário queniano conhecido como harambee, evento comunitário, ...
Chinese:哈兰贝, 募捐活动, ...
Japanese:ハランベー, ...
Arabic:نِدَاء لِلتَّعَاوُن مُجْتَمَعِيّ, فَعاليّة جَمع تَبرُعات, ...
Hebrew:הֲרַמְבִּי, מִבְצַע גִּיּוּס כְּסָפִים, ...
Russian:харамби, ...
Ukrainian:харамбе, збір коштів, ...
Hindi:सामूहिक सहयोग की केन्याई पुकार, हराम्बे, ...
Bengali:হারাম্বি, ...
Catalan:crida col.lectiva a l'ajuda comunitària, harambee, ...
Czech:výzva ke společné pomoci, sbírka, ...
Danish:harambee, fællesskabsindsats, ...
Dutch:harambee, fondsenwervingsactie, ...
Greek:χαραμπί, χαραμπέε, ...
Hungarian:közösségi összefogás, közösségi adománygyűjtés, ...
Khmer:ពាក្យស្លោកកេនយ៉ាសម្រាប់អំពាវនាវឱ្យជួយគ្នាក្នុងសហគមន៍, ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ ឬកិច្ចខិតខំរបស់សហគមន៍ដើម្បីរៃអង្គាសថវិកា, ...
Korean:하람베, 모금 행사, ...
Persian:هارامبی, حرامبی, ...
Polish:harambee, ...
Portuguese (BR):grito de incentivo queniano para ação comunitária conjunta, evento comunitário, ...
Romanian:Harambee, harambee, ...
Swedish:harambee, insamling, ...
Thai:คำขวัญฮารัมบีของเคนยา, งานระดมทุน, ...
Turkish:harambee, bağış etkinliği, ...
Vietnamese:harambee, sự kiện gây quỹ, ...

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Definition of harambee - Reverso English Dictionary

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