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Baggara

Baggara noun: a grouping of Arab ethnic groups inhabiting the portion of Africa's Sahel mainly between Lake Chad and southern Kordofan.

baggara: a grouping of Arab ethnic groups inhabiting the portion of Africa's Sahel mainly between Lake Chad...
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Noun

Baggara pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A grouping of Arab ethnic groups inhabiting the portion of Africa's Sahel mainly between Lake Chad and southern Kordofan.
    Synonyms:
    Chadian Arabs, Shuwa Arabs, Abbala

Synonyms of Baggara

  • Chadian Arabs
  • Shuwa Arabs
  • Abbala

Origin of Baggara

Borrowed from Chadian Arabic بقارى (baggāra), plural of بقاري (baggāri).

Questions about Baggara

What does Baggara mean?
Baggara means a grouping of Arab ethnic groups inhabiting the portion of Africa's Sahel mainly between Lake Chad and southern Kordofan.
What part of speech is Baggara?
Baggara is a noun.

Words near Baggara in the dictionary

  1. baggala
  2. baggalas
  3. bagganet
  4. bagganets
  5. Baggao
  6. Baggara
  7. baggataway
  8. bagged
  9. bagged and tagged
  10. bagged off
  11. bagged out

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