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单词 janjaweed
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Example sentences from the Web for Janjaweed

  • ICC indictee Ali Kosheib came to her village in West Darfur with 16 truckloads of Janjaweed militia in mid-April.

    Darfur’s Still Burning|John Prendergast, Omer Ismail|June 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • Even Wikipedia lists Ali Kosheib as a “former” Janjaweed commander.

    Darfur’s Still Burning|John Prendergast, Omer Ismail|June 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • Though he averted his face to tell me this, his wife and children were killed when the Janjaweed raided his village.

    The Refugee I Know|Stephen Slater|June 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
  • The only time he felt nervous was when the Janjaweed militia were a few miles off and the rebels casually lay down to sleep.

    France's Favorite Philosopher Does Battle|Janine di Giovanni|January 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Janjaweed

Janjawid

/ (ˈdʒænˌdʒəwɪd) /

noun

an armed tribal militia group in the Darfur region of western Sudan

Word Origin for Janjaweed

Arabic: a man with a horse and a gun

Words nearby Janjaweed

Janine, janissary, Janissary music, janitor, janitress, Janjaweed, janky, Jan Mayen, Jannings, jannock, janny
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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