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Abab·da | \ ə-ˈbab-də \
variants:
or Ababdeh \ ə-ˈbab-de \
plural Ababda or Ababdas or Ababdeh or Ababdehs
Definition of Ababda
1 : an Arabic-speaking mostly nomadic Beja people of Upper Egypt
2 : a member of the Ababda people
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The first known use of Ababda was in 1820
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