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  • noun Plural form of zariba.

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Examples

  • They built thick zaribas in front of them, raising earthworks behind them with loopholes for firing.

    Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

  • His network of thirty zaribas became the infrastructure of a government-licensed slave factory.

    Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

  • His network of thirty zaribas became the infrastructure of a government-licensed slave factory.

    Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

  • They built thick zaribas in front of them, raising earthworks behind them with loopholes for firing.

    Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

  • They built thick zaribas in front of them, raising earthworks behind them with loopholes for firing.

    Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

  • His network of thirty zaribas became the infrastructure of a government-licensed slave factory.

    Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

  • European, Egyptian, and Sudanese ivory traders on the upper White Nile established zaribas (fortified trading posts).

    2. Sudan Region 2001

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