Bornu

[ bawr-noo ]

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noun

a former sultanate in Africa, SW of Lake Chad: now largely a province in Nigeria.

He was born in Bornu, and when young had joined his father, who was going with a caravan to Mecca.

He was irresistibly attracted towards Bornu, and perished in that country, which was to claim so many victims.

In Bornu, they make large rafts, by putting a frame over several of these makara, placed side by side.

The rivers are intermittent, and water in southern Bornu is obtained only from wells, which are sunk to a great depth.

Dikwa, the capital chosen by Rabah (see below), lies in the German part of Bornu.

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