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BURKA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does burka mean?
• BURKA (noun)
The noun BURKA has 1 sense:
1. a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan
Familiarity information: BURKA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
burka; burqa
Context example:
the Taliban forced all women to wear the burqa
Hypernyms ("burka" is a kind of...):
garment (an article of clothing)
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