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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun singular or plural A member, or the members collectively, of the race of Alfuros or Alfurs (also called Arafuras, Haraforas, etc.), a group of wild and savage tribes inhabiting Celebes and other islands of the Indian archipelago, ethnologically intermediate between the Malays and Papuans or Negritos.
  • noun The language spoken by the Alfuros or Alfurs.
  • Pertaining to the Alfuros or Alfurs, or to their language.

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