Swahili
kiwanda
kee-WAHN-dah
How to say it
Swahilikiwandakee-WAHN-dahsoon
Englishfactorysoon
Frenchusinesoon
Meaning
a factory or industrial workshop where goods are manufactured.
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Examples
- Baba yangu anafanya kazi kiwandani.My father works at a factory.
- Kiwanda hicho kinazalisha nguo.That factory produces clothes.
- Je, kiwanda kipya kitajengwa hapa?Will a new factory be built here?
- Wafanyakazi wengi wamepoteza kazi baada ya kiwanda kufungwa.Many workers lost their jobs after the factory closed.
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