gavana

gah-VAH-nah

How to say it

Swahiligavanagah-VAH-nah

Englishgovernor

Frenchgouverneur

Meaning

The head of a region, a county or a state, or the person who runs a central bank.

Good to know

Plural magavana in Kenya (the county governors), or the same word. Gavana wa Benki Kuu is the governor of the central bank; in Tanzania a regional head is mkuu wa mkoa.

Examples

Gavana wa kaunti alifungua hospitali mpya.The county governor opened a new hospital.
Gavana wa Benki Kuu alitangaza riba mpya.The governor of the central bank announced a new interest rate.
Magavana wote walikutana Nairobi jana.All the governors met in Nairobi yesterday.

The same word in

Kirundiburamataribu-ra-ma-TA-ri Kinyarwandaguverinerigoo-veh-ree-NEH-ree

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