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
"Most women walk around in a burqa or hijab here. We have accepted it as part of our culture."
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2023
It explored the morality of burqa bans with clean paragraphs, fitting examples and rigorous arguments.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2023
The new rule doesn’t force women to wear a burqa.
From NewsForKids.net ● May 13, 2022
The doctor was out of her burqa now, and Mariam saw that she had a crest of silvery hair, heavy-lidded eyes, and little pouches of fatigue at the corners of her mouth.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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