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zariba

noun

Meaning

  1. A fence of the type once commonly improvised in northeastern Africa from thornbushes.
  2. (by extension) An improvised stockade, particularly those similarly located and constructed.
  3. (by extension) A camp of troops employing such an enclosure.
  4. (by extension) Any wild and barbed barrier, evocative of a briar or thorn patch.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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