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zareba

or ³ú²¹Â·°ù±ð±ð·²ú²¹

[ zuh-ree-buh ]

noun

  1. (in the Sudan and adjoining regions) a protective enclosure, as of thorn bushes.


zareba

/ ³úəˈ°ù¾±Ë²úÉ™ /

noun

  1. a stockade or enclosure of thorn bushes around a village or campsite
  2. the area so protected or enclosed
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of zareba1

First recorded in 1840–50, zareba is from the Arabic word ³ú²¹°ùÄ«²ú²¹³ó pen
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of zareba1

C19: from Arabic ³ú²¹°ùÄ«²ú²¹³ó cattlepen, from zarb sheepfold
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Example Sentences

Zareba’s work was selected as the winner from more than 1,200 entries for a competition sponsored by Refin’s DesignTaleStudio, a small creative research laboratory within the company that produces experimental products.

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Zareba said that she saw the markings of plants and animals in ancient fossils in the patterns she created, hence the name “Fossil.â€

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Zareba also likened the movement in her design to that of animals in prehistoric cave paintings, a particular interest of hers, and suggested that this also accounted for her work’s broad appeal.

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This work is all done in the early morning, and about half-past eight o'clock a man comes with a barrow to gather up the fallen sticks—there is always a big barrowful, heaped high, of them; and if not thus removed the accumulated material would in a few days form a rampart or zareba, which would prevent access to the cathedral on that side.

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In the jungle, not far from the club, I marked out the spot for our bivouac around which I ordered a zareba to be constructed.

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