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English Dictionary: Fulah by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Fulah
n
  1. a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa; they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim faith
    Synonym(s): Fulani, Fula, Fulah, Fellata, Fulbe
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fulahs \Fu"lahs`\, Foolahs \Foo"lahs`\, n. pl.; sing. {Fulah},
      {Foolah}. (Ethnol.)
      A peculiar African race of uncertain origin, but distinct
      from the negro tribes, inhabiting an extensive region of
      Western Soudan. Their color is brown or yellowish bronze.
      They are Mohammedans. Called also {Fellatahs}, {Foulahs}, and
      {Fellani}. Fulah is also used adjectively; as, Fulah empire,
      tribes, language.
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