Darfur

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A region in western Sudan where the Fur live.
  2. The Sultanate of Darfur, existing from 1603-1874 and 1898-1916.

Pronunciation

/dɑːɹˈfʊəɹ/

Word forms

Darfur

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دار فور (Dār Fūr, “land of the Fur”).

Related words

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