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Oorlam

Oorlam noun: any member of a subtribe of the Nama people, originally formed from mixed-race descendants of indigenous Khoikhoi, Europeans and slaves from Madagascar, India, and Indonesia.

Noun

Oorlam (plural Oorlams or Oorlam)

  1. Any member of a subtribe of the Nama people, originally formed from mixed-race descendants of indigenous Khoikhoi, Europeans and slaves from Madagascar, India, and Indonesia.

Forms of Oorlam

pluralOorlams
pluralOorlam
alternative formOerlam
alternative formOrlaam
alternative formOrlam

Questions about Oorlam

What does Oorlam mean?
Oorlam means any member of a subtribe of the Nama people, originally formed from mixed-race descendants of indigenous Khoikhoi, Europeans and slaves from Madagascar, India, and Indonesia.
What part of speech is Oorlam?
Oorlam is a noun.
What is the plural of Oorlam?
The plural of Oorlam is Oorlams.

Words near Oorlam in the dictionary

  1. oorials
  2. oorie
  3. Ooriya
  4. Ooriyas
  5. Oorja
  6. Oorlam
  7. Oorlams
  8. ooroo
  9. Oort
  10. Oort cloud
  11. Oort clouds

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