Dinka
noun
a member of a tall, pastoral people of Sudan.
Dinkas
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pluralof Dinka.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The town of Malakal, for example, changed hands roughly a dozen times during the course of the civil war and is now controlled by Dinkas.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 14, 2016
But they did — first the Dinkas and then, much more slowly, the Nuer.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 6, 2015
The U.N. hasn’t spelled out clearly who exactly the victims were, but it is likely that ethnic Dinkas were among the dead.
From Time ● Apr. 23, 2014
The recent unrest has pitted gangs from the Nuer ethnic group of Mr Machar against Dinkas - the majority group to which Mr Kiir belongs.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2013
In a forest higher up they found a tribe, the Dinkas, dressed in necklaces.
From The Red Book of Heroes by Arthur Wallis Mills
