MOSSI

Meaning of MOSSI in English

n. people group located primarily in Burkina Faso

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

MOSSI — People of Burkina Faso and other parts of western Africa, mainly Mali and Togo. They speak Mooré, a Niger-Congo family. …
Английский словарь Британика
MOSSI — ˈmäsē noun ( plural mossi or mossis ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : a people of the west central …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOSSI — /mos"ee/ , n. , pl. Mossis , ( esp. collectively ) Mossi for 1. 1. an agricultural people of Africa …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOSSI — also spelled Mosi , people of Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) and other parts of West Africa. Their language, More, …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOSSI — Mossi BrE AmE ˈmɒs i AmE \ ˈmɑːs i
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOSSI — n. People of Burkina Faso and other parts of western Africa, mainly Mali and Togo. They speak Mooré, a Gur …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MOSSI — Моси
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MOSSI STATES — Complex of independent western African kingdoms (с 1500–1895) around the headwaters of the Volta River , within present-day Burkina Faso …
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MOSSI-GURUNSI — noun see gur II
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOSSI-GURUNSI — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: usually capitalized M&G : gur
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOSSI STATES — complex of independent West African kingdoms (fl. c. 15001895) around the headwaters of the Volta River (within the modern republics …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOSSI STATES — Complex of independent western African kingdoms ( 0441; 15001895) around the headwaters of the Volta River , within present-day Burkina …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
STATE — I Political organization of society, or the body politic, or, more narrowly, the institutions of government. The state is distinguished …
Английский словарь Британика
OUAGADOUGOU — City (pop., 1993 est.: 690,000), capital of Burkina Faso, western Africa. It was the capital of the historic Mossi kingdom …
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GUR LANGUAGES — formerly Voltaic languages Branch of the huge Gur comprises some 85 languages and language complexes spoken by about 20,000,000 people …
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GHANA — officially Republic of Ghana formerly Gold Coast Country, West Africa. Area: 92,098 sq mi (238,533 sq km). Population (2002 est.): …
Английский словарь Британика
BURKINA FASO — formerly Upper Volta Country, West Africa. A landlocked country, it lies south of the Sahara Desert. Area: 105,869 sq mi …
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MOLE — I. mole ˈmōl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English mool, mole, from Old English māl spot, blemish; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GUR — I. noun or goor ˈgu̇(ə)r ( -s ) Etymology: Hindi guṛ coarse sugar, molasses, from Sanskrit guḍa : jaggery II. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MORÉ — məˈrā noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized : mossi
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MORÉ — /meuh ray"/ , n. Mossi (def. 2).
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GUR — /goor/ , n. a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WESTERN AFRICA — region lying south of the Sahara and east and north of the Atlantic Ocean. It is latitudinally divided into two …
Britannica English vocabulary
SONNI 'ALI — died 1492 Sonni also spelled Sunni, also called Sonni 'Ali Ber (Arabic: 'Ali the Great) West African monarch who initiated …
Britannica English vocabulary
SONGHAI EMPIRE — also spelled Songhay, great trading state of West Africa (fl. 15th16th century), centred on the middle reaches of the Niger …
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OUAGADOUGOU — also spelled Wagadugu, capital and largest town of Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta), West Africa. It was the capital of …
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GURMA — also spelled Gourma, also called Gourmantche, a Voltaic ethnic group that is chiefly centred on the town of Fada Ngourma …
Britannica English vocabulary
BURKINA FASO, FLAG OF — horizontally striped red-green national flag with a central yellow star. Its width-to-length ratio is approximately 2 to 3. Captain Thomas …
Britannica English vocabulary
BURKINA FASO — byname Burkina, formerly Republic of Upper Volta, French Rpublique de Haute-Volta, landlocked state in western Africa with an area of …
Britannica English vocabulary
OUAGADOUGOU — n. City (pop., 1993 est.: 690,000), capital of Burkina Faso, western Africa. It was the capital of the historic Mossi …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BURKINA FASO — v. formerly Upper Volta Country, West Africa. A landlocked country, it lies south of the Sahara Desert. Area: 105,869 sq …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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