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Shankella

Shankella is the alternative form of Shanqella.

Meaning of Shanqella

Noun

Shanqella pl (plural only)

  1. (dated, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, plural, plural-only) A number of ethnic groups now residing primarily in the westernmost part of Ethiopia near South Sudan, but who also inhabited more northerly areas until the late 19th century.

Questions about Shankella

What is Shankella the alternative form of?
Shankella is the alternative form of Shanqella.

Words near Shankella in the dictionary

  1. Shankar
  2. shankbone
  3. shankbones
  4. shanked
  5. shanked it
  6. Shankella
  7. Shankend
  8. shanker
  9. shankers
  10. shankest
  11. shankha

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Shankella (page history and authors); Shanqella (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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