Definitions
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- noun An underground
conduit , between verticalshafts , that leads water from the interior of a hill tovillages in the valley; aqanat .
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That familiarity with word origins helped him spell the Arabic-based word "foggara" — meaning an ancient water-supply system - during the second preliminary round, helping him qualify for the semifinals.
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That familiarity with word origins helped him spell the Arabic-based word "foggara" — meaning an ancient water-supply system - during the second preliminary round, helping him qualify for the semifinals.
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"The combination of their slave-acquisition activities and their mastery of foggara irrigation technology enabled the Garamantes to enjoy a standard of living far superior to that of any other ancient Saharan society," says archaeologist Andrew Wilson of the University of Oxford, who has been surveying the foggara system.
Kingdom of the Sands 2004
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Anamika, who tied for fifth in her debut last year, kept both hands behind her back as she rattled off "exacerbate" and "foggara."
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