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Dervish state

Dervish state proper noun: the colonial-era Taleh-based state established by the xarunta (haroun) that existed between 1895 C.E. and 1920 C.E. geographically coextensive with modern-day Waqooyi Bari; the successor state to the treatyless Dhulbahante garadate.

Proper noun

Dervish state

  1. (historical) The colonial-era Taleh-based state established by the xarunta (haroun) that existed between 1895 C.E. and 1920 C.E. geographically coextensive with modern-day Waqooyi Bari; the successor state to the treatyless Dhulbahante garadate.

Origin of Dervish state

From Somali Darawiish.

Questions about Dervish state

What does Dervish state mean?
Dervish state means the colonial-era Taleh-based state established by the xarunta (haroun) that existed between 1895 C.E. and 1920 C.E. geographically coextensive with modern-day Waqooyi Bari; the successor state to the treatyless Dhulbahante garadate.
What part of speech is Dervish state?
Dervish state is a proper noun.

Words near Dervish state in the dictionary

  1. dervillite
  2. dervis
  3. dervise
  4. dervises
  5. dervish
  6. Dervish state
  7. dervishes
  8. dervishhood
  9. dervishism
  10. dervishization
  11. dervishlike

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