Tuareg definition
A member of a traditionally Muslim, Berber-speaking people inhabiting the western and central Sahara and western Sahel of northwest Africa.
noun
A member of a Berber people of the W and central Sahara.
noun
The variety of Berber spoken by this people.
noun
Any of various Berber languages spoken by the Tuareg people.
pronoun
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A member of the Tuareg people.
noun
Alternative Forms
Alternative Form of tuareg -
tamajaq
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
tuareg
Plural:
tuaregsOrigin of tuareg
- Arabic ṭawāriq
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Arabic الطوارق (al-Tawaariq, “the Tuareg"), from طارقة (Taariqa, “calamity"), from طرق (Táraqa, “to knock").
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