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El Fasher
El Fa·sher
/
ɛl ˈfæʃ
ər
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el
fash
-er
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noun
a city in W Sudan.
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Dar·fur
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dɑrˈfʊər
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dahr-
f
oo
r
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noun
a province in the W Sudan. 191,650 sq. mi. (496,374 sq. km).
Capital:
El Fasher.
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Darfur
(dɑːˈfʊə)
—
n
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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Darfur
region in Sudan, named for its people, from Arabic dar, lit. "house" + Fur, ethnic name of the indigenous African population.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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