misheni

How to say it

Meaning

A church station with its church, school or hospital, run by missionaries; also a task or journey with a special purpose, such as a peacekeeping or space mission.

Good to know

N class noun, the same in singular and plural. Hospitali ya misheni is a mission hospital; misheni ya kulinda amani a peacekeeping mission.

Examples

• Alizaliwa katika hospitali ya misheni.He was born in a mission hospital.
• Askari hao walishiriki misheni ya kulinda amani.Those soldiers took part in a peacekeeping mission.
• Shule ya misheni ilijengwa mwaka 1920.The mission school was built in 1920.

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