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Baggara

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A grouping of Arab ethnic groups inhabiting the portion of Africa's Sahel mainly between Lake Chad and southern Kordofan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Chadian Arabs, Shuwa Arabs, Abbala

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Chadian Arabic بقارى (baggāra), plural of بقاري (baggāri).