janjaweed

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Janjaweed^¹

/dʒandʒəˈwiːd/ UK

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic جَنْجَوِيد (janjawīd), from Persian جنگوی (jangavi, “warrior”), influenced by Arabic جَوَاد (jawād, “horse”).

proper noun

An Arab militia force in Darfur, western Sudan, which has been in conflict with various Darfur rebel groups. Hilal has admitted recruiting local Janjaweed militias for the government, but denies personal involvement in the scorched-earth campaign that has driven more than two million people from their homes and seen more than 200,000 people die.

janjaweed^²

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Alternative letter-case form of Janjaweed

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@misc{janjaweed_2026,
  title = {janjaweed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/janjaweed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}