FULANI

Meaning of FULANI in English

[ fu:'lα:ni ]

■ noun ( plural same)

1》 a member of a mainly Muslim people living in regions of West Africa.

2》 another term for Fula .

Origin

the name in Hausa.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

FULANI — noun (plural -ni or -nis) Date: 1855 Fula 1, Fula 2
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FULANI — Primarily Muslim people, numbering about 18 million, found in many parts of West Africa, from Lake Chad west to the …
Английский словарь Британика
FULANI — noun see fula
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FULANI — ˈfüˌlänē, füˈl- noun Usage: usually capitalized 1. plural fulani or fulanis a. : fula 1a ; especially : the Fula …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FULANI — /fooh"lah nee, foo lah"-/ , n. , pl. Fulanis , ( esp. collectively ) Fulani for 1. 1. Also, Fulah …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FULANI — n. member of the Fulani people of western Africa
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FULANI — n. pastoral group that inhabits western Africa; Niger-Congo language of the Fulani people
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FULANI — noun ( plural -ni or -nis ) Date: 1855 1. : Fula 1 ; especially : the Fula of northern …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FULANI — [Fu.la.ni] n, pl -ni or -nis (1860) 1: fula 1; esp: the Fula of northern Nigeria and adjacent areas 2: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FULANI — also called Peul, or Fulbe, a primarily Muslim people found scattered in many parts of West Africa, from Lake Chad, …
Britannica English vocabulary
FULANI — Fulani BrE AmE fuː ˈlɑːn i ˈfuːl ɑːn i
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FULANI — n. Primarily Muslim people, numbering about 18 million, found in many parts of West Africa, from Lake Chad west to …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FULANI — n. Pronunciation: ' fü- ˌ lä-n ē , fü- ' Function: noun Inflected Form: plural -ni or -nis Date: 1855 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FULANI EMPIRE — Muslim theocracy of the Western Sudan that flourished in the 19th century. The Fulani, a people of obscure origins, expanded …
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WESTERN AFRICA, HISTORY OF
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ZARIA — city, Kaduna State, north central Nigeria, on the Kubanni River (a tributary of the Kaduna). Headquarters of the Zaria Local …
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YOLA — town, capital of Adamawa state, and seat of the traditional Adamawa emirate, eastern Nigeria. The town is served by the …
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SOKOTO — state, northwestern Nigeria. Bordering the Republic of Niger to the north, it also shares boundaries with Kebbi state to the …
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SENEGAL RIVER — The Niger and Sngal river basins and the Lake Chad basin and their drainage river of West Africa, with a …
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NIGERIA, FLAG OF — vertically striped green-white-green national flag. Its width-to-length ratio is 1 to 2. From the late 17th century in what is …
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MURI — town and traditional emirate, northwestern Taraba state, eastern Nigeria. Originally part of the 17th-century Jukun kingdom called Kororofa, the region …
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LALA — a people of eastern Nigeria. The Lala belong to a small cluster of linguistically related peoples in geographic proximity, the …
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KAURA NAMODA — town, northeastern Sokoto State, northern Nigeria, on the Gagere River (a tributary of the Rima). Originally a small settlement of …
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KATSINA — town, capital of Katsina state, northern Nigeria, near the Niger border. Probably founded about 1100 near Ambuttai, which was the …
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KATAGUM — town and traditional emirate, Bauchi State, northern Nigeria, on the north bank of the Jamaare River (a tributary of the …
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KANO — state, northern Nigeria. It was formed in 1968 from Kano province, and in 1991 its northeastern portion was split off …
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ILORIN — city, traditional emirate, and capital of Kwara State, western Nigeria, on the Awun River, a minor tributary of the Niger. …
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HADEJIA — town and traditional emirate, eastern Jigawa state, northern Nigeria. It lies on the northern bank of the Hadejia River (a …
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GWANDU — also called Gando, town and traditional emirate, Kebbi state, northwestern Nigeria. It lies near a branch of the Zamfara River, …
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DAURA — town and traditional emirate, Katsina state, northern Nigeria. The town lies in a savanna zone at the intersection of roads …
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BIDA — town and traditional emirate, Niger state, west-central Nigeria. The town is on the Bako River, a minor tributary of the …
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ADAMAWA — traditional emirate centred in what is now Adamawa state, eastern Nigeria. The emirate was founded by Modibbo Adama, who was …
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