douar
/ˈduːɑː/
douar noun: a camp or village of tents in a North African country.
Noun
douar (plural douars)
- A camp or village of tents in a North African country.
- “A slave would be the better word,” she answered. “I was stolen in the night from my father’s douar by a band of marauders. They brought me here and sold me to the Arab who keeps this café.”1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 65
- he communicated by telephone instead of riding out by horseback, as in the good old days, to stay overnight in the various douars.1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 34
Forms of douar
| plural | douars |
|---|---|
| alternative form | dowar |
| alternative form | duar |
Origin of douar
Borrowed from French douar, from Arabic دَوّار (dawwār).
Questions about douar
- What does douar mean?
- Douar means a camp or village of tents in a North African country.
- What part of speech is douar?
- Douar is a noun.
- How do you pronounce douar?
- Douar is pronounced /ˈduːɑː/.
- What is the plural of douar?
- The plural of douar is douars.
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