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Harari

noun
Ha·​ra·​ri | \ həˈrärē\
plural Harari or Hararis

Definition of Harari 

1a : a people of eastern Ethiopia now mixed with the Somali but originally Himyaritic Semites
b : a member of such people
2 : a Semitic language of the Harari people

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History and Etymology for Harari

from Harar, region of Ethiopia

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