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Definition of 'shauri'English
Noun
( en-noun)
(dated|Africa) A consultation, usually between a bwana and a local African.
* 1876 , (Henry Morton Stanley), Through the Dark Continent , Vol. 2, p. 78:
- Strangers were few before they saw us, and we had shauri' after ' shauri with them.
* 1896 , (John Walter Gregory), The Great Rift Valley , p. 129:
- The poor guide had been sitting through the shauri open-eyed and open-mouthed, intensely puzzled by the whole performance.
* 30 October 1935 , letter by Helga Voigt published in Letters from Helga 1934-1937 (2008) on p. 119:
- Although we have a lot of variety through the local folks, who constantly refresh us with new shauris , they would likely not interest you.
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