Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A loose, usually black robe worn by Muslim women, especially in Arabic-speaking regions, covering the body from head to toe or the neck down and often worn with a headscarf and veil.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (Arabic) a loose black robe from head to toe; traditionally worn by Muslim women
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A small minority of Muslim women in certain parts of the world wear what is known as the abaya (black cloak) and the niqab (face veil).
Kari Ansari: Telling Muslim Women What Not To Wear Kari Ansari 2011
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A small minority of Muslim women in certain parts of the world wear what is known as the abaya (black cloak) and the niqab (face veil).
Kari Ansari: Telling Muslim Women What Not To Wear Kari Ansari 2011
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A small minority of Muslim women in certain parts of the world wear what is known as the abaya (black cloak) and the niqab (face veil).
Kari Ansari: Telling Muslim Women What Not To Wear Kari Ansari 2011
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A small minority of Muslim women in certain parts of the world wear what is known as the abaya (black cloak) and the niqab (face veil).
Kari Ansari: Telling Muslim Women What Not To Wear Kari Ansari 2011
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Pinned to the abaya was a message that read, “She was a collaborator against Islam.”
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Pinned to the abaya was a message that read, “She was a collaborator against Islam.”
Conservatives Slander Feminists and Whitewash Harms To Iraqi Women 2006
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State Department guidelines note, for example, that the religious police can "pressure women to wear" the full-length black covering known as an abaya, "and to cover their heads."
NYT > Home Page By JOE SHARKEY 2011
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The abaya is a long over-garment essentially a robe-like dress with black as the most predominant color among Muslim women.
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The abaya is a long over-garment essentially a robe-like dress with black as the most predominant color among Muslim women.
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The abaya is a long over-garment essentially a robe-like dress with black as the most predominant color among Muslim women.
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