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duar

UK/ˈduɑː/US/ˈduɑɹ/

duar noun: a camp or village of tents in an Arabic country.

Noun

duar (plural duars)

  1. A camp or village of tents in an Arabic country.
    • The duar is in general made up of ten, fifteen, or twenty families, who are related to each other, and each family has a tent.1882, Edmondo de Amicis, translated by C. Rollin-Tilton, Morocco: Its People & Places

Forms of duar

pluralduars
alternative formdouar

Origin of duar

Representing a colloquial pronunciation of Arabic دَوّار (dawwār).

Questions about duar

What does duar mean?
Duar means a camp or village of tents in an Arabic country.
What part of speech is duar?
Duar is a noun.
How do you pronounce duar?
Duar is pronounced /ˈduɑɹ/ (US).
What is the plural of duar?
The plural of duar is duars.

Words near duar in the dictionary

  1. Duang Niog
  2. duangs
  3. duanju
  4. duanjus
  5. duans
  6. duar
  7. duarchies
  8. duarchy
  9. duars
  10. Duarte
  11. Duartes

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