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Garamantes

Garamantes noun: an ancient Saharan people who used an elaborate underground irrigation system, and founded a prosperous Berber kingdom in what is modern-day Libya.

Noun

Garamantes pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, plural, plural-only) An ancient Saharan people who used an elaborate underground irrigation system, and founded a prosperous Berber kingdom in what is modern-day Libya.

Origin of Garamantes

Probably from Berber igherman, "cities".

Questions about Garamantes

What does Garamantes mean?
Garamantes means an ancient Saharan people who used an elaborate underground irrigation system, and founded a prosperous Berber kingdom in what is modern-day Libya.
What part of speech is Garamantes?
Garamantes is a noun.

Words near Garamantes in the dictionary

  1. garagist
  2. garagists
  3. Garah
  4. garam masala
  5. garam masalas
  6. Garamantes
  7. Garamendi
  8. Garamendis
  9. Garamond
  10. garamut
  11. garamycin

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