Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An ancient empire of western Africa in present-day Mali. It was founded c. 700 by Berbers and reached the height of its power around 1500.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun Any of a group of closely related
languages ordialects centred on the middle stretches of the Niger River in West Africa, and used as alingua franca in that region. - noun Any member of a West African people who speak the Songhai languages.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a Nilo-Saharan language spoken by the Songhai in Mali and Niger
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Examples
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- Climate change-smart agricultural production, which helps reduce the impact on the environment such as bio-char the process of burning plant-based remnants and making charcoal that is then used as renewable fertilizer in places like Congo, and Benin's Songhai Integrative Farms.
Amb. Robin Renee Sanders: Africa's Food Security: Why Durban Climate Change Conference Is Important Amb. Robin Renee Sanders 2011
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- Climate change-smart agricultural production, which helps reduce the impact on the environment such as bio-char the process of burning plant-based remnants and making charcoal that is then used as renewable fertilizer in places like Congo, and Benin's Songhai Integrative Farms.
Amb. Robin Renee Sanders: Africa's Food Security: Why Durban Climate Change Conference Is Important Amb. Robin Renee Sanders 2011
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BBtv World: Green tech and internet at the Songhai Center in Benin ...
Boing Boing 2009
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Whether or not you parse Arabic, Tamashek or Songhai, or understand her social critiques, your ears will nevertheless recognize a powerful belter—one of the most arresting voices heard in the last decade.
Garden Grunge, Animals in the Park Andy Beta 2011
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BBtv World: Green tech and internet at the Songhai Center in Benin ...
Boing Boing 2009
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Popular history credits the Moroccan Sultan Ahmed Al Mansour Ad-Dahbi's conquest in 1591 of part of the Songhai Empire, in particular Timbuktu, with bringing large numbers of captives and slaves back across the Sahara to form the Gnawa.
Richard Bangs: Why Would Anyone Bomb Jemaa El F'na Square in Marrakesh? Richard Bangs 2011
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Popular history credits the Moroccan Sultan Ahmed Al Mansour Ad-Dahbi's conquest in 1591 of part of the Songhai Empire, in particular Timbuktu, with bringing large numbers of captives and slaves back across the Sahara to form the Gnawa.
Richard Bangs: Why Would Anyone Bomb Jemaa El F'na Square in Marrakesh? Richard Bangs 2011
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Popular history credits the Moroccan Sultan Ahmed Al Mansour Ad-Dahbi's conquest in 1591 of part of the Songhai Empire, in particular Timbuktu, with bringing large numbers of captives and slaves back across the Sahara to form the Gnawa.
Richard Bangs: Why Would Anyone Bomb Jemaa El F'na Square in Marrakesh? Richard Bangs 2011
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Popular history credits the Moroccan Sultan Ahmed Al Mansour Ad-Dahbi's conquest in 1591 of part of the Songhai Empire, in particular Timbuktu, with bringing large numbers of captives and slaves back across the Sahara to form the Gnawa.
Richard Bangs: Why Would Anyone Bomb Jemaa El F'na Square in Marrakesh? Richard Bangs 2011
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BBtv World: Green tech and internet at the Songhai Center in Benin ...
Boing Boing 2009
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