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Da⋅na⋅kil

[dan-uh-kil, -keel, duh-nah-keel]
–noun, plural -kils, (especially collectively) -kil.
Afar.

A⋅far

[ah-fahr]
–noun, plural A⋅fars, A⋅fa⋅ra [uh-fahr-uh] , (especially collectively) A⋅far for 1.
1. a member of a nomadic Muslim people living in Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia.
2. the Northern Cushitic language spoken by the Afars.
Also called Danakil.
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Dan·a·kil   (dān'ə-kĭl', də-nä'kēl)   
A desert region of northeast Ethiopia, southern Eritrea, and northern Djibouti bordering on the Red Sea. It is part of the Great Rift Valley.
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