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Ghawazi

Ghawazi noun: a group of Egyptian dancing girls of the Nawar people, whose suggestive dancing was seen as improper.

ghawazi: a group of Egyptian dancing girls of the Nawar people, whose suggestive dancing was seen as improper
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Noun

Ghawazi pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A group of Egyptian dancing girls of the Nawar people, whose suggestive dancing was seen as improper.

Origin of Ghawazi

From Arabic غَوَازِي (ḡawāzī) (singular غَازِيَة (ḡāziya)) meaning "conqueror", i.e. conquering the hearts of the audience.

Questions about Ghawazi

What does Ghawazi mean?
Ghawazi means a group of Egyptian dancing girls of the Nawar people, whose suggestive dancing was seen as improper.
What part of speech is Ghawazi?
Ghawazi is a noun.

Words near Ghawazi in the dictionary

  1. ghavial
  2. ghavials
  3. ghawa syndrome
  4. ghawazee
  5. ghawazees
  6. Ghawazi
  7. ghaychak
  8. ghaychaks
  9. ghayn
  10. ghayns
  11. ghayr muqallid

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