Shilluk
Americannoun
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a member of a Nilotic people of Sudan.
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the Nilotic language of the Shilluk.
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of Shilluk
First recorded in 1785–95; via Arabic from Shilluk, a self-designation
Example Sentences
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Satellite imagery collected by Amnesty International shows the destruction of homes and other civilian buildings, including a temple, in the central areas of Wau Shilluk.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2017
But leaders of a third ethnic group, the Shilluk, who are loosely aligned with Machar’s Nuer forces, have vowed to take it back.
From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2016
For the most part, the camp’s residents exist together in relative peace, the Shilluk in sector one, the Nuer and Dinka in sector two.
From The Guardian • Oct. 28, 2015
The town was never meant to support a population of this size, and it struggled even before the Shilluk broke from the government.
From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2015
They apparently belonged to the Shilluk tribe, which extends far into the east, for Kali and Mea understood their speech excellently and Stas partly.
From In Desert and Wilderness by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
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