ubuntu
nounUK /ʊˈbʊntuː/
US /ʊˈbʊntuː/
A way of thinking that says people are kind and helpful to each other because we are all connected.
The village lived by ubuntu, sharing food and helping neighbors in need.
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2. A popular free operating system based on Linux.
She installed Ubuntu on her old laptop to give it new life.
3. A South African philosophy meaning 'I am because we are.'
The teacher explained ubuntu as the belief that a person is a person through other people.
4. A quality of being generous and caring toward others.
His ubuntu showed in the way he always made time for his neighbors.