Riffian
noun
a member of the Berber people living in Rif in northern Morocco.
Riffians
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pluralof Riffian.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Although the towns of Nadur and Zelnan were recaptured from the Riffians in 1921, there have been more or less continuous clashes between the Spanish forces and the natives.
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Following this, French and Spanish troops, operating from the extreme west of the fighting line, inflicted a minor defeat on the Riffians.
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Two days' fighting drove the Riffians back into the hills and once again relieved Fez from imminent danger.
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Besides, Spain is confronted with an orderly rule in French Morocco and complaints from the Italians in Tripolitania, who declare that Spain's inability to quell the Riffians reacts with bad effect on her own natives.
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Two flanking movements starting from opposite ends of a 45-kilometer front induced the Riffians to flee, leaving the Tsoul tribe alone to oppose the French.
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