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Hausaland

Hausaland proper noun: a geographic region and collection of former kingdoms ruled by the Hausa people of Africa, chiefly in Nigeria and Niger.

hausaland: a geographic region and collection of former kingdoms ruled by the Hausa people of Africa, chiefly...
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Proper noun

Hausaland

  1. A geographic region and collection of former kingdoms ruled by the Hausa people of Africa, chiefly in Nigeria and Niger.

Origin of Hausaland

From Hausa + -land.

Questions about Hausaland

What does Hausaland mean?
Hausaland means a geographic region and collection of former kingdoms ruled by the Hausa people of Africa, chiefly in Nigeria and Niger.
What part of speech is Hausaland?
Hausaland is a proper noun.

Words near Hausaland in the dictionary

  1. Hausa genet
  2. Hausa genets
  3. Hausa Sign Language
  4. Hausaist
  5. Hausaists
  6. Hausaland
  7. Hauschild
  8. Hauschilds
  9. Hauschildt
  10. Hausdoerffer
  11. Hausdorff

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