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1. cedi, n. View full entry 1965
...The basic monetary unit of Ghana, equivalent to 100 pesewas....
2. kwacha, int. and n. View full entry 1962
...Used as a Zambian and Malawian nationalist rallying cry....
3. lilangeni, n. View full entry 1974
...The basic monetary unit of Swaziland, equal to 100 cents; also, a coin or note of this value....
4. lwei, n. View full entry 1977
...A monetary unit of Angola, equal to one-hundredth of a kwanza....
5. pesewa, n. View full entry 1963
...A monetary unit of Ghana, introduced in 1965 and equivalent to one hundredth of a cedi....
6. sengi, n. View full entry 1967
...In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and subsequently Zaire: a monetary unit introduced in 1967, equal to 100 makuta (see likuta)....
7. tambala, n. View full entry 1970
...A currency unit in Malawi, equal to 1/100 of a kwacha. Also, a coin of this value....
8. thebe, n. View full entry 1976
...A currency unit in Botswana, equal to 1100 of a pula (sense 2). Also, a coin of this value....
9. voodoo, n. View full entry 1868
...A form of religious witchcraft prevalent among black people in the West Indies, esp. Haiti, and the southern United States, and ultimately of African origin....
10. zebra, n. View full entry 1600
...A South African equine quadruped (Equus or Hippotigris zebra), of a whitish ground-colour striped all over with regular bars of black; inhabiting mountainous regions, and noted for its...
