This time in Africa – The Hindu (July 13, 2016)
Drawing a link between Indian and South African cultures during his four-nation visit to Africa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to the journey from “Gujarat to Durban” as one “through the spirit of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (globalism) to Ubuntu”, the last a Zulu word that expresses the core of humanism. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.
Today’s Words:
- Globalism (noun) – planning policies on global basics.
- Ubuntu (noun) – Zulu word – compassion and humanity.
- Zulu (noun) – a member of South African people mainly inhabiting northeast Natal province.
- Humanism (noun) – the positive promotion of humankind’s power, secular.
- Evocative (adjective) – expressive, powerful, moving; reminiscent, suggestive.
- Imbue with (verb) – permeate, saturate, pervade; inject, inculcate, instil, ingrain, inspire.
- Maritime (adjective) – naval, marine, nautical.
- Capacity-building (noun) – encompassing resource capabilities with appropriate policy and legal frameworks (of the countries concerned).
- Shore up (phrasal verb) – prop up, bolster up, support, strengthen, reinforce.
- Sagar-Mala (Project) – It is a strategic and customer-oriented initiative of the Government of India to modernize India’s Ports so that port-led development can be augmented and coastlines can be developed to contribute in India’s growth. (Courtesy: Wikipedia).
- Outreach (noun) – activity, process, involvement, influence.
- Trajectory (noun) – course, route, path, track, line.
- Inhibit (verb) – impede, hinder, hamper, hold back, discourage.
- Formidable (adjective) – strong, powerful, mighty, terrific, intense.
- Silk Route – The Silk Road or Silk Route was an ancient network of trade routes that were central to cultural interaction through regions of the Asian continent connecting the West and East from China to the Mediterranean Sea. (Courtesy: Wikipedia).
- One Belt One Road – It is a development strategy and framework, proposed by Chinese paramount leader Xi Jinping that focuses on connectivity and cooperation among countries primarily between the People’s Republic of China and the rest of Eurasia, which consists of two main components, the land-based “Silk Road Economic Belt” (SREB) and oceangoing “Maritime Silk Road” (MSR). (Courtesy: Wikipedia).
- Vestige (noun) – indication, sign, trace, mark, imprint, impression.
Note:
- Click each one of the words above for their definition, more synonyms, pronunciation, example sentences, phrases, derivatives, origin and etc from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/ .
- Definitions (elementary level) & Synonyms provided for the words above are my personal work and not that of Oxford University Press.
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