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Alfur

Alfur noun: an umbrella term for indigenous people of the Moluccas having Melanesian or Austronesian ancestry and not integrated into Malay‑speaking, Islamised, or Christianised, coastal polities.

Noun

Alfur (plural Alfurs)

  1. (historical) An umbrella term for indigenous people of the Moluccas having Melanesian or Austronesian ancestry and not integrated into Malay‑speaking, Islamised, or Christianised, coastal polities.

Forms of Alfur

pluralAlfurs
alternative formAlfuro

Origin of Alfur

From Dutch Alfoer, from Portuguese alfouro, alforro (“free; not enslaved”), from Arabic الحرّ (al‑ḥurr, “the free”), ultimately from Arabic حر (“free, not bound”). Compare Malay Alfuru, Alfura.

Questions about Alfur

What does Alfur mean?
Alfur means an umbrella term for indigenous people of the Moluccas having Melanesian or Austronesian ancestry and not integrated into Malay‑speaking, Islamised, or Christianised, coastal polities.
What part of speech is Alfur?
Alfur is a noun.
What is the plural of Alfur?
The plural of Alfur is Alfurs.

Words near Alfur in the dictionary

  1. Alfreys
  2. Alfridaries
  3. Alfridary
  4. Alfriston
  5. alfs
  6. Alfur
  7. Alfuro
  8. Alfuros
  9. Alfurs
  10. alfuzosin
  11. alfuzosine

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