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zareba

American  
[zuh-ree-buh] / zəˈri bə /
Or zareeba

noun

  1. (in the Sudan and adjoining regions) a protective enclosure, as of thorn bushes.

zareba British  
/ zəˈriːbə /

noun

  1. a stockade or enclosure of thorn bushes around a village or campsite

  2. the area so protected or enclosed

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Etymology

Origin of zareba

First recorded in 1840–50, zareba is from the Arabic word zarībah pen

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