Queen Nzinga Word Search
A free Queen Nzinga word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the life, work, and legacy of a famous figure, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: AMBASSADOR, ANGOLA, SLAVERY, PORTUGAL, MATAMBA, RESISTANCE, DIPLOMACY, MATRIARCH, MBANDA, KONGO, QUEEN, WARRIOR.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Queen Nzinga word list, defined
- AMBASSADOR /æmˈbæsədər/ (US); /amˈbasədə/ (UK) · noun
- An ambassador is an accredited diplomat sent by one country as its official representative to another country or to an international organization. The term is also used figuratively for a prominent advocate or representative of a cause, organization, or activity. Related: diplomat, envoy, emissary, delegate.
- ANGOLA /æŋˈɡoʊlə/ · noun
- A proper noun referring chiefly to Angola, a country in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic coast; it may also refer to related terms derived from the place name.
- SLAVERY /ˈsleɪvəri/ · noun
- The practice or institution of owning and controlling people as property, especially through forced labour or captivity. It also denotes any condition in which a person is subjected to severe, involuntary control by another. Related: bondage, servitude, enslavement, captivity.
- RESISTANCE /rɪˈzɪstəns/ · noun
- Resistance is opposition to force, control, influence, or change, especially a deliberate refusal to comply or yield. In technical contexts, it denotes the opposition offered to motion, electrical current, disease, or another physical process. Related: opposition, defiance, refusal, protest.
- DIPLOMACY /dɪˈploʊməsi/ · noun
- The profession, skill, or practice of managing international relations through negotiation, dialogue, and tact rather than force. More generally, the art of dealing with people in a sensitive and tactful way. Related: statecraft, tact, negotiation, finesse.
- MATRIARCH /ˈmeɪtriɑːk/ · noun
- A woman who is the head of a family or is especially influential within a family group. The term may also refer to a woman regarded as the senior or authoritative member of a wider community. Related: matriarch, family head, matron, mother figure.
- QUEEN /kwiːn/ · noun; verb
- A queen is a female monarch who rules a kingdom, or the wife of a king. As a verb, it means to act in the manner of a queen, especially to treat someone in a domineering or ostentatious way. Related: monarch, ruler, sovereign, royal.
- WARRIOR /ˈwɒriər/ (British); /ˈwɑːriər/ (American) · noun; verb (rare)
- A warrior is a person who fights in war, especially a trained or experienced soldier. By extension, it can refer figuratively to someone who is fierce, determined, or highly competitive. Related: fighter, soldier, combatant, champion.
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