burqa
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of burqa
C19: from Arabic
Example Sentences
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Mohammad continued, explaining how his family lives in hiding, his wife concealing her identity with a burqa.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 24, 2023
In one, a woman in a light-coloured burqa seems to float like a ghost through the black ruins.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2023
Anisa Mohammadi, 28, a lawyer in Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan, said she had bought a burqa because she feared that her honor would be questioned if she did not wear it.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2022
The new rule doesn’t force women to wear a burqa.
From NewsForKids.net ● May 13, 2022
She raised Laila’s burqa and placed the wide end of the instrument on her belly, the narrow end to her own ear.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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