Gur

American

[goor] / gʊər /

noun

a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Mali.

Gur British

/ ɡʊə /

noun

Also called: Voltaic. a small group of languages of W Africa, spoken chiefly in Burkina Faso and Ghana, forming a branch of the Niger-Congo family

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Example Sentences

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“That’s where we’re the least lean,” Gur said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

“Do I think 80 people is super lean? Maybe not,” Gur said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

The other explanation, according to Gur, was strategic.

From Slate • Nov. 22, 2023

“The story of the struggle to save tens of thousands needs to be a part of the chronicles of the people of Israel,” said David Gur, 97, one of a handful of members still alive.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2023

And when a child is stolen by the Munster fairies, ‘Lough Gur is conjectured to be the place of its unearthly transmutation from the human to the fairy state.’

From The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by Wentz, W. Y. Evans

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