Tuareg
Americannoun
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a Berber or Hamitic-speaking member of the Muslim nomads of the Sahara.
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the language of the Tuaregs, a Berber language of the Afroasiatic family.
noun
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a member of a nomadic Berber people of the Sahara
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the dialect of Berber spoken by this people
Etymology
Origin of Tuareg
From the dialectal Arabic word Ṭawārig
Example Sentences
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The Tuareg rebels later predicted they would conquer the country's north and the junta would "fall".
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
The Tuareg group has received drone training from Ukrainian volunteers online as well as from private Russian individuals and other nationalities, according to Attaye Ag Mohamed, another of its spokesmen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
This predominantly Tuareg separatist group, created in 2024, wants independence for the territory of Azawad in northern Mali.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
The junta had popular support when it took power, promising to deal with the long-running security crisis prompted by the Tuareg rebellion in the north, which was then hijacked by Islamist militants.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
The inhabitants are a mixed people, derived from the surrounding Teda and Bornu on the south, Tuareg of the plateaus on the west, Berbers and Arabs from the north.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various
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