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  • noun Alternative spelling of djellaba.

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Examples

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • In a moment Sadat came to the door, wearing a galabiya and smoking a pipe.

    The Key to Rebecca Follett, Ken, 1949- 1980

  • 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

  • Wolff knelt down, hitching up his galabiya, and turned the case over.

    The Key to Rebecca Follett, Ken, 1949- 1980

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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