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Hausa (ho̵u′sə, -zə)

noun pl. Hausas -·sas or Hausa -·sa

  1. a member of a people living chiefly in N Nigeria, Niger, and adjacent areas
  2. the Chadic language of this people, used as a trade language in many parts of W Africa

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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