plural Shona or Shonas
1
: a member of any of a group of Bantu peoples of Zimbabwe and southern Mozambique
2
: the group of languages spoken by the Shona
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Newton was born and raised in England and is the daughter of a Zimbabwean mother from the Shona tribe and a British father.
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Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
Alongside his Chills bandmates – including Oli Wilson, Erica Scally, Callum Hampton and Todd Knudson – the record also features appearances from appearances from Fur Patrol’s Julia Deans, Shona Laing, and Neil Finn of Crowded House and Split Enz fame.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Fox News' Shona Holagh, Heather Lacy and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 16 Sep. 2024
Local labels like Shona Joy and Dissh have released drop waist dresses that feature the flirty hemline, in midi and mini lengths respectively.
—Angela Law, refinery29.com, 25 June 2024
Similarly bilharzia in my mother tongue – Shona from Zimbabwe – is called the disease of cognitive function.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 9 May 2024
The music is the result of cross-culture dialogue: traditional Shona melodies, backgrounded by then contemporary rock grooves.
—The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2024
Both honors went to Yorgos Lanthimos' film Poor Things, with Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston accepting for hair and makeup, and James Price, Shona Heath and Zsuzsa Mihalek.
—Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
To illustrate this retelling of the Frankenstein tale, production designers Shona Heath and James Price literally Frankensteined different architectural elements to create singular urban and domestic environments.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
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Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
Alongside his Chills bandmates – including Oli Wilson, Erica Scally, Callum Hampton and Todd Knudson – the record also features appearances from appearances from Fur Patrol’s Julia Deans, Shona Laing, and Neil Finn of Crowded House and Split Enz fame.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Fox News' Shona Holagh, Heather Lacy and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 16 Sep. 2024
Local labels like Shona Joy and Dissh have released drop waist dresses that feature the flirty hemline, in midi and mini lengths respectively.
—Angela Law, refinery29.com, 25 June 2024
Similarly bilharzia in my mother tongue – Shona from Zimbabwe – is called the disease of cognitive function.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 9 May 2024
The music is the result of cross-culture dialogue: traditional Shona melodies, backgrounded by then contemporary rock grooves.
—The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2024
Both honors went to Yorgos Lanthimos' film Poor Things, with Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston accepting for hair and makeup, and James Price, Shona Heath and Zsuzsa Mihalek.
—Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
To illustrate this retelling of the Frankenstein tale, production designers Shona Heath and James Price literally Frankensteined different architectural elements to create singular urban and domestic environments.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
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“Shona.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Shona. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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