fulahs Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa; they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim faith
    Fulbe; Fulah; Fellata; Fula; Fulani.

WordNet

Fu"lahs` (Also<
  • Fulahs
  • Foolahs
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Definitions
  1. , Foo"lahs` n. pl.; sing. Fulah, Foolan . (Ethnol.) A peculiar African race of uncertain origin, but distinct from the negro tribes, inhabiting an extensive region of Western Soudan. Their color is brown or yellowish bronze. They are Mohammedans. Called also Fellatahs, Foulahs, and Fellani. Fulah is also used adjectively; as, Fulah empire, tribes, language.

Webster 1913