Tuareg definition

twärĕg

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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

A traditionally nomadic Berber people of the Sahara.

pronoun

Any of various Berber languages spoken by the Tuareg people.

pronoun

A member of the Tuareg people.

noun

Alternative Forms

Alternative Form of tuareg - tamajaq

Singular:

tuareg

Plural:

tuaregs

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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