Darfur

[ dahr-foor ]

noun
  1. a province in the W Sudan. 191,650 sq. mi. (496,374 sq. km). Capital: El Fasher.

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Darfur

/ (dɑːˈfʊə) /


noun
  1. a region of the W Sudan; an independent kingdom until conquered by Egypt in 1874; since 2003 conflict between the Janjaweed and rebel groups has left thousands dead and homeless

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