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damel

damel noun: the ruler of the Wolof kingdom of Cayor.

Noun

damel (plural damels)

  1. (historical) The ruler of the Wolof kingdom of Cayor.
    • The thirtieth and last damel of Cayor, Samba Laobé Fall, was killed by the leader of a French delegation, Captain Spitzer, at Tivaouane, Senegal.

Forms of damel

pluraldamels

Questions about damel

What does damel mean?
Damel means the ruler of the Wolof kingdom of Cayor.
What part of speech is damel?
Damel is a noun.
What is the plural of damel?
The plural of damel is damels.

Words near damel in the dictionary

  1. dame's violet
  2. damed
  3. damehood
  4. damehoods
  5. dameish
  6. damel
  7. Dameli
  8. Damelio
  9. Damelios
  10. damelopre
  11. damelopres

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