Darfur en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /dɑːɹˈfʊəɹ/
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic دَار فُور (dār fūr, “land of the Fur”).
Meanings
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A region in western Sudan where the Fur live.
Then, a targeted effort to resolve the Darfur conflict would be crucial, especially given that, of late, there are small signs of hope there.
2003 May 3, John H. McWhorter, “Hating Whitey Worldwide”, in Manhattan Institute:
- The Sultanate of Darfur, existing from 1603-1874 and 1898-1916.
Deriveds
Relateds
Nubia · South Sudan · Sudan · Kush
Translations (13)
ota دارفور (region in western Sudan where the Fur live) · ar دَار فُور (region in western Sudan where the Fur live) · cmn 達佛 /达佛 (region in western Sudan where the Fur live) · ru Дарфу́р (region in western Sudan where the Fur live) · fr Darfour (region in western Sudan where the Fur live) · fi Darfur (region in western Sudan where the Fur live) · cmn 達爾富爾 /达尔富尔 (region in western Sudan where the Fur live) · ja ダルフール (region in western Sudan where the Fur live) · cs Dárfúr (region in western Sudan where the Fur live) · lt Darfūras (region in western Sudan where the Fur live) · hi दारफ़ूर (region in western Sudan where the Fur live) · fa دارفور (region in western Sudan where the Fur live) · es Darfur (region in western Sudan where the Fur live)