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🏜️ A rural village 🏘️ A local district
douar

douar

1 9.9
A small village or camp in North Africa
  • noun
  • UK
: douar
  • He grew up in a small douar at the edge of the desert, surrounded by friendly neighbors.

Examples

  • In that douar in the center of Algeria, in that village whose inhabitants were almost the only ones who knew its name, Hamadi had nothing but his arms and their rippling strength to offer.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • After the marriage, celebrated in his douar (a family affair, as he wanted), they sent him his bride.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The children played happily in the douar, their laughter echoing through the narrow streets.

  • Every Friday, the market in the douar attracted people from nearby villages looking to buy fresh produce.

Synonyms

kraal
vsdouar
  • South African
1 9.9

An enclosed area where people keep cattle or live in huts in southern Africa

is about small rural encampments rather than livestock enclosures
dorp
vsdouar
  • South African
1 9.6

A small town or village in southern Africa

is used for similar small rural settlements mainly in North Africa

How Big

city
∞ 1.0
town
∞ 1.0
village
∞ 1.0
douar
  • UK
1 9.9
hamlet
23 5.0

Surface Forms

douar singular
douars plural

Etymology

Douar comes from a North African Arabic word douar meaning 'village' or 'camp', originally used for a small group of houses or tents in the countryside. So douar today means a small rural village or encampment.