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zeriba.

A fence of the type once commonly improvised in northeastern Africa from thornbushes.

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Meaning & usage

noun/zəˈɹiːbə/
  1. A fence of the type once commonly improvised in northeastern Africa from thornbushes.

    historical
  2. An improvised stockade, particularly those similarly located and constructed.

    broadly
  3. A camp of troops employing such an enclosure.

    broadly
  4. Any wild and barbed barrier, evocative of a briar or thorn patch.

    broadly
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic زَرِيبَة (zarība, “pen, cattle pen”).

verb/zəˈɹiːbə/
  1. To erect or take refuge within a zeriba.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic زَرِيبَة (zarība, “pen, cattle pen”).

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