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Shakalsha

noun
Sha·kal·sha | \ shəˈkalshə \
plural Shakalsha or Shakalshas

Definition of Shakalsha 

1 : a people emigrating from Phrygia and colonizing Sicily in early times

2 : a member of the Shakalsha people

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