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burqa

British

/ ˈbɜːkə /

noun

a long enveloping garment worn by Muslim women in public

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Etymology

Origin of burqa

C19: from Arabic

Example Sentences

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But police eventually traced him to his home town of Creil, north of Paris, where he was seen moving around dressed as a woman in a Muslim burqa.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2023

Mohammad continued, explaining how his family lives in hiding, his wife concealing her identity with a burqa.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2023

Mohammad continued, explaining how his family lives in hiding, his wife concealing her identity with a burqa.

From Washington Times • Sep. 24, 2023

The new rule doesn’t force women to wear a burqa.

From NewsForKids.net • May 13, 2022

Behind them, a woman in a brown burqa carried a large clay pot on her shoulder, down a rutted path toward a string of mud houses.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

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