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  • noun Plural form of Zanzibari.

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Examples

  • I guess on the main island the Zanzibaris are pretty used to it … but it makes ME crazy!

    welcome to 2008... jen 2008

  • I was new to the local customs, but I suspected that Americans and Zanzibaris shared at least this cultural truism in common: no good news comes in a phone call at 3 a.m.

    Crazy Like Us Ethan Watters 2010

  • Like many Zanzibaris, Amina was of mixed Swahili and Arab descent.

    Crazy Like Us Ethan Watters 2010

  • It is from these stories, collectively called a hadith, that many Zanzibaris draw wisdom to manage the everyday challenges of life.

    Crazy Like Us Ethan Watters 2010

  • I guess on the main island the Zanzibaris are pretty used to it … but it makes ME crazy!

    Archive 2008-01-01 jen 2008

  • He managed to get into a camp and film and photograph Soviet instructors and Cuban instructors training Zanzibaris and building this missile base.

    Mayhill Fowler: What Obama Will Do for Africa: A Conversation with Salim Amin 2009

  • Most Zanzibaris are Muslim, dating from when the island was colonized and under the rule of Oman's Sultan before becoming a British Protectorate.

    Archive 2007-02-01 Fr Timothy Matkin 2007

  • Zanzibaris still prefer sitting outside and watching the world go by to watching TV.

    CNN Transcript Aug 4, 2007 2007

  • Most Zanzibaris are Muslim, dating from when the island was colonized and under the rule of Oman's Sultan before becoming a British Protectorate.

    Worshiping the Lord in Zanzibar Fr Timothy Matkin 2007

  • Juma said his office would begin an islands-wide awareness campaign to educate Zanzibaris about the dangers of the flimsy shopping bags, which, when discarded in the open, can pose significant threats to humans and animals.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2006

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