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Definition of Jellaba
1. Noun. A loose cloak with a hood; worn in the Middle East and northern Africa.
Definition of Jellaba
1. Noun. A loose fitting, ankle length, hooded robe worn by men in North Africa. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jellaba
1. djellaba [n -S] - See also: djellaba
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jellaba
Literary usage of Jellaba
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an by Heinrich Barth (1896)
"... the famous seat of the jellaba, is stated not to exceed two hundred. In general,
the towns or villages of the Kodovi arc said to be the largest, ..."
2. Cultivating Peace: Conflict and Collaboration in Natural Resource Management by Daniel Buckles (1999)
"Resolving the conflict Since its inception in 1956 Sudan has been a jellaba state;
thus, government troops have always been fighting jellaba wars by proxy. ..."
3. Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770 by James Bruce (1804)
"He still carried them about him till he tame to Cairo, where he concluded his
observations. Wed Baala Nagga. From Dongola to Barbar eight days, jellaba, ..."
4. The History of Mankind by Friedrich Ratzel (1898)
"Besides these, the jellaba clement is nearest in feeling to the Arab. These spring
from the most various parts of the Nile regions from Upper Egypt to ..."
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