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Jan·ja·weed

Janjaweed

 
pronunciation:
jan j wid [or] jan j wid
part of speech: noun
definition: (used with a pl. verb) a heavily-armed, mounted militia group based in the Darfur region of Sudan. The name "janjaweed" comes from the Arabic, meaning "ghost riders."