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Definition of Nyala

1. Noun. City in Sudan.

2. Noun. Spiral-horned South African antelope with a fringe of white hairs along back and neck.

Definition of Nyala

1. Noun. A south African antelope, ''Tragelaphus angasii'', with thin white stripes in the grey or brown coat, a ridge of tufted hair running all along the spine, and long horns with a spiral twist. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nyala

1. an antelope [n -S] - See also: antelope

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nyala

nuzzers nuzzle nuzzled nuzzler nuzzlers nuzzles nuzzling nuée ardente nvCJD nxt

nyaff nyaffed nyaffing nyaffs nyah nyala (current term) nyalas nyanza nyanzas nyas

nyases nyatiti nybble nybbles nycer nycest nychthemera nychthemeron nychthemerons nycpd

Literary usage of Nyala

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Drought and Famine Relationships in Sudan: Policy Implications by Tesfaye Teklu, Joachim Von Braun (1991)
"The price in the nyala market begins to drop in July and stays at seasonal lows ... The 1984/85 cattle prices in nyala showed two periods of seasonal lows; ..."

2. A Zulu-English Dictionary with Notes on Pronunciation: With Notes on by Alfred T. Bryant (1905)
"nyala, ?>. Lick, lick up, clean off with a sweep of the tongue, as a child licking a plate (acc.), or the food left thereon, or as a cat licking itself ..."

3. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1898)
"The AVa-Nife and Wa-nyala are rather fond of ornament. ... The Wa-nyala shields are nearly circular, and bent to fit round the body of the bearer ; some of ..."

4. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"El Obeid and nyala. A line branches out southwards to Wau from the Sennar nyala western line. Regular rail and Nile steamer services (operated by Sudan ..."

5. Behind the Red Line: Political Repression in Sudan by Jemera Rone, Brian Owsley, Human Rights Watch/Africa (1996)
"They were given Ls. 250000 (US $473) for the immediate transport and clothing of twenty children said to have been gathered in nyala in Southern Darfur. ..."

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