plural Nuer
1
: a member of a Nilotic people of southern Sudan
2
: the language of the Nuer people
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The power struggle in South Sudan between President Salva Kiir, a Dinka, and Vice President Riek Machar, a Nuer, took on an ethnic dimension during the civil war.
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Sam Mednick, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2023
Sam Mednick, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2023
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Word History
Etymology
probably ultimately from Nuer naað, a self-designation
First Known Use
1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Nuer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Nuer. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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