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noun
A traditional reed house made by the Madan people in the swamps of southern Iraq.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a reed hut in the marshlands of Iraq; rare since the marshes were drained
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: hovel, hut, hutch, shack, shanty
History
Borrowed from Arabic مُضِيف (muḍīf)
