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taifa

taifa

Spanish

Noun

taifa f (plural taifas)

  1. gang
  2. (historical) A small independent Muslim-ruled principality in the Iberian Peninsula, during the 11th, 12th and 13th century.

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic طَائِفَة (ṭāʾifa, sect, division).

Noun

taifa (ma class, plural mataifa)

  1. nation (group of people sharing aspects of language, culture and/or ethnicity)

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