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turbaning

turbaning noun: a ceremony in Hausa-Fulani culture, in which someone is formally installed in a new position of power or traditional importance in the community.

Noun

turbaning (plural turbanings)

  1. (Nigeria) A ceremony in Hausa-Fulani culture, in which someone is formally installed in a new position of power or traditional importance in the community.

Forms of turbaning

pluralturbanings
alternative formturbanning

Origin of turbaning

From turban + -ing.

Questions about turbaning

What does turbaning mean?
Turbaning means a ceremony in Hausa-Fulani culture, in which someone is formally installed in a new position of power or traditional importance in the community.
What part of speech is turbaning?
Turbaning is a noun.
What is the plural of turbaning?
The plural of turbaning is turbanings.

Words near turbaning in the dictionary

  1. turbands
  2. turbaned
  3. turbanesque
  4. turbanette
  5. turbanettes
  6. turbaning
  7. turbanings
  8. turbanize
  9. turbanized
  10. turbanizes
  11. turbanizing

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