bara
BAH-rah
How to say it
SwahilibaraBAH-rahsoon
Englishcontinent; mainlandsoon
Frenchcontinent; continent (terre ferme)soon
Meaning
One of the large land masses of the world, such as Africa; also the mainland as opposed to islands.
Good to know
Plural mabara (ji and ma class). Barani means on the continent: barani Afrika. Tanzania Bara is mainland Tanzania, as opposed to Zanzibar.
Examples
- Afrika ni bara la pili kwa ukubwa.Africa is the second largest continent.
- Alisafiri kutoka Zanzibar kwenda bara.He traveled from Zanzibar to the mainland.
- Mabara yote yalishiriki mkutano huo.All the continents took part in that conference.
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