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Zabbaleen

Zabbaleen noun: one of a minority religious community of Coptic Christians who work as Cairo's informal garbage collectors.

Noun

Zabbaleen (plural Zabbaleens or Zabbaleen)

  1. One of a minority religious community of Coptic Christians who work as Cairo's informal garbage collectors.

Forms of Zabbaleen

pluralZabbaleens
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Origin of Zabbaleen

Egyptian Arabic زبالين

Questions about Zabbaleen

What does Zabbaleen mean?
Zabbaleen means one of a minority religious community of Coptic Christians who work as Cairo's informal garbage collectors.
What part of speech is Zabbaleen?
Zabbaleen is a noun.
What is the plural of Zabbaleen?
The plural of Zabbaleen is Zabbaleens.

Words near Zabbaleen in the dictionary

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  7. Zabbaleens
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  10. zabeeha
  11. Zabek

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