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da·shi·ki  (d-shk) also dai·shi·ki (d-)
n. pl. da·shi·kis
A loose, brightly colored African garment.
[Yoruba dàíkí, from Hausa dán cíkí.]
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Noun1.dashiki - a loose and brightly colored African shirt
daishiki
shirt - a garment worn on the upper half of the body
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Scenes of Ghanaians dressed in basketball jerseys, African-born Rastafarians speaking with Jamaican accents, and African Americans dressed in dashikis drive his point home: While those from the Diaspora traveled to Africa, "in their eyes, a land of enduring wisdoms .
Black Gold of the Sun: Searching for Home in Africa and Beyond by Simon, Denise / Black Issues Book Review
The costumes ranged from dashikis and church-best whites to modern garb, while the musical selections-again, soundtrack style--varied from a traditional prayer to an infectious Ursula Rucker song.
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The story takes place in 1970s middle-class black Philadelphia, and many artifacts of the era surface: afros, dashikis, bell-bottom jeans, and phrases like jive turkey.
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