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- noun Alternative spelling of
djellaba .
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Examples
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A global take on the unisex galabiya, a loose-fitting outer garment, designed to protect wearers from the sun as well as sand and wind, might conceivably gain popularity among UV-shunning followers of fashion outside the Sahara and the Arabian Peninsula.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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A global take on the unisex galabiya, a loose-fitting outer garment, designed to protect wearers from the sun as well as sand and wind, might conceivably gain popularity among UV-shunning followers of fashion outside the Sahara and the Arabian Peninsula.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Undeterred, he donned a traditional galabiya robe and went to meet the Salafi militants, including Mr. Mitri's attacker, at the railroad tracks.
As Islamists Flex Muscle, Egypt's Christians Despair Yaroslav Trofimov 2011
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Undeterred, he donned a traditional galabiya robe and went to meet the Salafi militants, including Mr. Mitri's attacker, at the railroad tracks.
As Islamists Flex Muscle, Egypt's Christians Despair Yaroslav Trofimov 2011
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In a moment Sadat came to the door, wearing a galabiya and smoking a pipe.
The Key to Rebecca Follett, Ken, 1949- 1980
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He had even loaned Vandam his revolver, a sixshot Enfield .380 which was now in the pocket of Vandam's trousers beneath his borrowed galabiya.
The Key to Rebecca Follett, Ken, 1949- 1980
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Wolff knelt down, hitching up his galabiya, and turned the case over.
The Key to Rebecca Follett, Ken, 1949- 1980
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Across the road an Arab in a green-striped galabiya sat cross-legged on the ground in the shade of the olive trees, watching Vandarn incuriously.
The Key to Rebecca Follett, Ken, 1949- 1980
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At the same moment, Elene saw, his hand went to the side slit of his galabiya-and froze there as be looked into the back seat.
The Key to Rebecca Follett, Ken, 1949- 1980
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Elene reached through the side slit of Vandam's galabiya and found the gun in his pocket.
The Key to Rebecca Follett, Ken, 1949- 1980
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