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donga noun [ ˈdɒŋɡə ]

• a dry gully, formed by the eroding action of running water.
• a temporary, usually transportable, dwelling.
• the bush; the remote countryside.
Origin: donga (sense 1) from Xhosa and Zulu udonga ; donga (sense 2) is said to stem from an extended usage of the term in the Boer War.


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