amba

1 of 2

variant spelling of anba

Amba

2 of 2

noun

Am·​ba

ˈambə,

ˈäm-

plural Amba or Ambas

1

: a Bantu-speaking people of southwestern Uganda

2

: a member of the Amba people

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1952, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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