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Definition of Jellabas
1. jellaba [n] - See also: jellaba
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jellabas
Literary usage of Jellabas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Story of Africa and Its Explorers by Robert Brown (1894)
"This was in 1874 a populous centre, almost exclusively inhabited by jellabas,
and in after days, like the place just mentioned, was occupied by an Egyptian ..."
2. Le commerce et l'industrie à Fez by Charles René-Leclerc (1905)
"... et des jellabas). Meh'er bela (haïk en coton tissé à Fez; la matière première
vient ... (sert à fabriquer des jellabas très épaisses). On vend, de plus, ..."