seminari
seh-mee-NAH-ree
How to say it
Swahiliseminariseh-mee-NAH-reesoon
Englishseminarysoon
Frenchséminairesoon
Meaning
A school that trains young men to become priests; in East Africa also a secondary school run by the church. Seminari ndogo is a minor seminary.
Good to know
N class noun, plural also seminari: seminari kuu, a major seminary; seminari ndogo, a minor seminary. A seminarian is mseminari.
Examples
- Alisoma sekondari katika seminari ya Kaengesa.He attended secondary school at Kaengesa seminary.
- Seminari hiyo huandaa vijana kuwa mapadri.That seminary prepares young men to become priests.
- Wazazi wengi hupenda kupeleka watoto seminari.Many parents like to send their children to seminary.
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